Tim Fallon will join Stellantis as head of manufacturing in North America effective Sept. 2, Stellantis said in a statement.
Rivian, known for its R1S SUVs and R1T pickup trucks, named its logistics chief Carlo Materazzo, a former Stellantis executive, to oversee production on an interim basis, CEO RJ Scaringe said in an internal email seen by Reuters.
Fallon’s departure comes at a crucial time for Rivian, which is expanding its sole facility in Normal, Illinois, to produce the smaller, less expensive R2 SUV, which many analysts see as critical to the startup’s success amid a slowdown in demand for electric vehicles.
Fallon, a former Nissan executive, oversaw a revamp of Rivian’s manufacturing plant this year, including a three-week shutdown of the Normal plant, aimed at streamlining production and cutting costs. His decision also comes weeks after Volvo veteran Javier Varela joined Rivian as chief operating officer.
“We’ve had different leaders as we’ve approached different levels of scaling our business,” a Rivian spokesperson said, confirming Fallon’s departure. “We’re positioning the structure of the organization for the future.”
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Fallon joins Stellantis “at this critical moment in our transformation … and this year marks the start of our electric vehicle offensive,” said Carlos Zarlenga, its chief operating officer for North America. The American-French-Italian automaker aims to launch 25 electric vehicle models in the U.S. by 2030. The company plans to soon launch a Jeep EV model in the U.S. that costs less than $25,000, its chief executive said this year. (Reporting by Abhirup Roy in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Nora Eckert; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)
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