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Its not going well for Rivian in Illinois but things could turn around...
"Amazon-backed Rivian, which plans production at a plant near Normal, Ill., had no immediate comment. The Irvine, Calif.-based company has promised that deliveries of its first pickup will begin in June.
Another defendant is Lucid Motors, a California-based electric-vehicle company.
In Illinois, Tesla was granted a license to sell cars directly “from a small number of locations,” according to the plaintiffs, which agreed to a settlement “only if the Secretary of State vowed to strictly enforce the law going forward.”
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"Amazon-backed Rivian, which plans production at a plant near Normal, Ill., had no immediate comment. The Irvine, Calif.-based company has promised that deliveries of its first pickup will begin in June.
Another defendant is Lucid Motors, a California-based electric-vehicle company.
In Illinois, Tesla was granted a license to sell cars directly “from a small number of locations,” according to the plaintiffs, which agreed to a settlement “only if the Secretary of State vowed to strictly enforce the law going forward.”

Illinois dealers sue Rivian, Lucid Motors and state over direct sales
A complaint filed Thursday in the county that contains Chicago is another salvo against upstart vehicle makers' direct-to-consumer selling model.
