R1S Blue/BM 22" wheel - San Fran delivery - April/May window - Deposit Dec 2018 (1,254 days ago) - Guide Contact April 11, signed purchase agreement April 14 - nothing since. My April/My window was still good when I visited the plant in early May??
Introducing the R1 Shop
More 🐎  In May, we reached out to some of you, via survey and Guide conversations, to see if you were interested in reconfiguring your preorder to take delivery sooner. The volume and enthusiasm of the responses told us it was a path worth exploring. We tested this approach with customers across a spectrum of preorder dates to ensure it would be valuable, and now that we’re ready to launch this new online experience, we’ll no longer need to send individual email surveys to additional customers. Introducing the R1 Shop This month, we’ll introduce the R1 Shop, an online experience that gives invited preorder holders the opportunity to swap their current R1 configuration* for a new configuration with expected delivery in the next 6-8 weeks or sooner. The first shop invitations will go out to some of our earliest R1T preorder holders this week, and we’ll continue to add invites on a rolling basis weighing factors like preorder date, current configuration, and vehicle availability. Once invited, you'll have access to the R1 Shop for one week, to give as many of you who are ready to make the shift the chance to do so. Rivian will continue to build to order, however, there are often opportunities to more quickly receive your vehicle if you have flexibility in your configuration. The R1 Shop has been created to allow you to look at vehicles that are available due to last-minute order changes from other customers as well as our intentional use of batching for some of our more popular combinations. Of course, if you prefer to get exactly the configuration you preordered, this process won’t impact you. Refreshed Delivery Window Estimates This week, we’ll be updating delivery window estimates for some preorder holders. This first round will prioritize two groups of customers: Preorder holders with updated delivery window estimates in 2022 A 2022 window means purchase day is in sight! There’s a lot to coordinate, from vehicle trade-ins to quotes for insurance and financing. Your window will let you know when it’s time to start thinking through the details. Preorder holders who no longer have delivery window estimates in 2022 As we’ve continued to ramp production, we’ve seen some customers’ delivery windows move up while others push back. This includes much anticipated updates to many of our R1S preorder holders. For those who’d previously received an estimated window in 2022 but will now be later than that, we want you to have this update so that you can adjust your plans accordingly. For all other preorder holders, we plan to share updated delivery window estimates on a rolling basis through the remainder of the year. We hope all of this adds some clarity on when to expect your Rivian. We’re so excited for you to get behind the wheel, and we know that you are, too. If you have any questions, please reach out. Tony Caravano Head of Rivian Customer Engagement |
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Edit: I didn't see the second page of this thread before posting. I still mean what I say from an overall perspective but your guys' experiences seem very frustrating indeed. I don't mean to dismiss.
I don't mean to be dismissive of the frustration but hey it's just communication, not actual substance. At least they're delivering some vehicles and trying hard to stay ahead of the challenges.
Just for entertainment here's another example of the shitshow that is global supply chain bottlenecks fighting it out with high demand:
www.motorbiscuit.com
I don't mean to be dismissive of the frustration but hey it's just communication, not actual substance. At least they're delivering some vehicles and trying hard to stay ahead of the challenges.
Just for entertainment here's another example of the shitshow that is global supply chain bottlenecks fighting it out with high demand:
Buyers Abandoning Ford Bronco Orders: Thousands Piling Up in Detroit Lots
Unfortunately, thousands of Ford Broncos are piling up in lots outside of Detroit as Ford, and Bronco buyers, wait for the microchip shortage to ease.
www.motorbiscuit.com
I feel like this issue has more to do with Ford than the supply chain. That Bronco process was a mess from day 1.Edit: I didn't see the second page of this thread before posting. I still mean what I say from an overall perspective but your guys' experiences seem very frustrating indeed. I don't mean to dismiss.
I don't mean to be dismissive of the frustration but hey it's just communication, not actual substance. At least they're delivering some vehicles and trying hard to stay ahead of the challenges.
Just for entertainment here's another example of the shitshow that is global supply chain bottlenecks fighting it out with high demand:
Buyers Abandoning Ford Bronco Orders: Thousands Piling Up in Detroit Lots
Unfortunately, thousands of Ford Broncos are piling up in lots outside of Detroit as Ford, and Bronco buyers, wait for the microchip shortage to ease.
Thanks Tony. Your test process worked great for me. I was happy to change my configuration to one that was available. I feel honored and lucky to be in the sampling that was offered the opportunity to reduce my delivery time. Got my Launch Green Launch Edition last week!
In May, we reached out to some of you, via survey and Guide conversations, to see if you were interested in reconfiguring your preorder to take delivery sooner. The volume and enthusiasm of the responses told us it was a path worth exploring. We tested this approach with customers across a spectrum of preorder dates to ensure it would be valuable, and now that we’re ready to launch this new online experience, we’ll no longer need to send individual email surveys to additional customers.
Introducing the R1 Shop
This month, we’ll introduce the R1 Shop, an online experience that gives invited preorder holders the opportunity to swap their current R1 configuration* for a new configuration with expected delivery in the next 6-8 weeks or sooner.
The first shop invitations will go out to some of our earliest R1T preorder holders this week, and we’ll continue to add invites on a rolling basis weighing factors like preorder date, current configuration, and vehicle availability. Once invited, you'll have access to the R1 Shop for one week, to give as many of you who are ready to make the shift the chance to do so.
Rivian will continue to build to order, however, there are often opportunities to more quickly receive your vehicle if you have flexibility in your configuration. The R1 Shop has been created to allow you to look at vehicles that are available due to last-minute order changes from other customers as well as our intentional use of batching for some of our more popular combinations. Of course, if you prefer to get exactly the configuration you preordered, this process won’t impact you.
Refreshed Delivery Window Estimates
This week, we’ll be updating delivery window estimates for some preorder holders. This first round will prioritize two groups of customers:
Preorder holders with updated delivery window estimates in 2022
A 2022 window means purchase day is in sight! There’s a lot to coordinate, from vehicle trade-ins to quotes for insurance and financing. Your window will let you know when it’s time to start thinking through the details.
Preorder holders who no longer have delivery window estimates in 2022
As we’ve continued to ramp production, we’ve seen some customers’ delivery windows move up while others push back. This includes much anticipated updates to many of our R1S preorder holders. For those who’d previously received an estimated window in 2022 but will now be later than that, we want you to have this update so that you can adjust your plans accordingly.
For all other preorder holders, we plan to share updated delivery window estimates on a rolling basis through the remainder of the year.
We hope all of this adds some clarity on when to expect your Rivian. We’re so excited for you to get behind the wheel, and we know that you are, too.
If you have any questions, please reach out.
Tony Caravano
Head of Rivian Customer Engagement
Tesla also let people jump the line for the Model 3 as orders cancelled. The difference was, the people who jumped were long time owners and loyalists.
It’s not the fact that there are delays. It’s how the delays and customer relationship is handled. Tesla rewarded its adopters. Ford is surprising their customers with positive surprises (more power, more range, free adapters, etc) Rivians surprises are all negative, vague, or nonexistent.
They need to hire someone from Chik-Fil-A to fix their customer service management dept.
Edit: As an example of how Ford is handling the delays:
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