You may soon be able to lease a Rivian electric vehicle. Rivian’s CEO, RJ Scaringe, spoke about leasing and how it could unlock more price incentives for customers at Morgan Stanley’s 11th annual Laguna Conference.
Rivian has intentionally held off on leasing because of its confidence in its vehicle’s residual values, according to Scaringe.
Scaringe explained how the company finds the used marketplace as a “healthy check” of pricing. As he added, if vehicles are selling for more than our MSRP, that means there could be some pricing room. It could also mean demand is higher than supply.
Although it’s “frustrating,” some people are buying Rivian’s and selling them the next day to make a profit.
Is Rivian EV leasing coming soon?
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