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Company type | Public |
Nasdaq: ARVL | |
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Founded | 2015 |
Founder | Denis Sverdlov |
Headquarters | Howald, Luxembourg |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Igor Torgov (CEO) [1] |
Products | Electric vehicles |
Owner | Denis Sverdlov (35%) [2] |
Number of employees | 800 (2023) [3] |
Website | arrival |
Footnotes /references [4] |
Arrival was a British electric vehicle manufacturer [5] [6] headquartered in Howald, Luxembourg [4] that produced primarily lightweight commercial vehicles. [7] Research and development took place at a facility in Banbury, Oxfordshire. [8]
Arrival raised $118 million from US funds manager BlackRock in October 2020, adding to previous investment from Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co and sister company Kia Motors Corp of $111 million. [9] The company became listed on NASDAQ by merging with special-purpose acquisition company CIIG Merger Corp. [10]
In February 2024, after getting its stock delisted from the Nasdaq, Arrival's UK division entered administration, with future plans of a sale of Arrival and all of its affiliated assets. [11]
According to Arrival, four electric vehicle types are being developed: a bus, a van, a large van, and a small vehicle platform. Start of production of the bus is planned for the last quarter of 2021. [12]
The van will have a 120 kW (160 hp) engine, giving a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), and a payload of up to 1,975 kg (4,354 lb). Depending on the battery option specified, the van will have a range of from 180 km (110 mi) to 340 km (210 mi) on a single charge. [13] U.S.-based United Parcel Service (UPS) has placed an order for 10,000 delivery vans from Arrival, with the option for an additional 10,000. [14] [15]
In June 2020, Arrival announced that the Arrival Bus was undergoing beta prototype testing. [16] The company unveiled its prototype in November 2021, and said that production would commence at its South Carolina plant in the second quarter of 2022. [17]
Arrival has developed a car for the purpose of ride hailing. It has done so in partnership with Uber and in close consultation with Uber drivers. Arrival has also entered a partnership with Breathe, which will serve as the third-party distributor of the Arrival car.[ citation needed ]
Founded in 2015 by Russian telecom billionaire [18] businessman Denis Sverdlov, the former Deputy Minister of Mass Communications to the Kremlin [19] who previously served as the General Director of the Yota Group, a Russian mobile service provider, Arrival is a global company with headquarters in Kensington, London and Charlotte, North Carolina, US. It has an R&D facility in Banbury, and offices in North America, Germany, Israel, Russia and the Netherlands. [20] In 2021 Sverdlov was the company's majority owner, holding 76% of shares following the company's public listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange. [21]
In August 2017, the Royal Mail announced an agreement with Arrival to trial nine vehicles in the ranges of 3.5, 6 and 7 tonnes GVW. [22]
In May 2019, United Parcel Service announced a deal with Arrival to trial 35 vehicles across London and Paris as part of a wider strategy to electrify their massive fleet of delivery vehicles. [23]
BlackBerry announced in October 2019 that they would be powering Arrival's Generation 2.0 intelligent electric vehicles. As part of the agreement, BlackBerry would license its BlackBerry QNX technology to Arrival, including its QNX SDP 7.0 real-time operating system, to serve as the secure foundation for ADAS features within the company's vehicle platform. [24]
Mike Ableson, former Vice President of EV Infrastructure and Global Strategy at General Motors, joined Arrival in October 2019 as CEO of Automotive and North America. [25]
In December 2019, Cubic Telecom, a connectivity management software provider, partnered with Arrival to deliver intelligent connectivity software to their electric vehicle fleets. [26]
Arrival announced in January 2020 that Hyundai Motor Group and Kia Motors had invested €100 million in the company, marking the start of a strategic partnership between the automakers to accelerate the adoption of commercial electric vehicles globally. [27] Following the investment, Arrival revealed that they had achieved "unicorn" status, valuing the start-up at €3 billion. [28] Arrival plans to use 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) "microfactories" to build their electric vehicles having developed a "skateboard" platform containing a drive train and batteries. [29]
On 29 January 2020, Arrival announced that UPS had invested in the company and placed an order for 10,000 Generation 2 electric vehicles to be rolled out across the UK, Europe and North America before 2024 as part of their transition towards a zero-emissions fleet. [30] The deal was reported to be worth $400m along with an equity stake in the company of an undisclosed size. [31] The purpose-built electric vehicles have been co-developed by Arrival and UPS in order to meet UPS's exact specifications, including the latest advanced control and safety features. [32]
Arrival acquired a new factory in Bicester in March 2020, with plans to be operational by 2021 and start production in 2022. [33]
Arrival announced a new passenger bus in June 2020, designed for coronavirus-era social distancing. [34] The comopany said the bus would be priced the same as a comparable diesel bus; lower running costs would make operating it cheaper for operators in the long term. [35]
In December 2020, Arrival established its North American headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. [36]
On 25 March 2021, the company went public on NASDAQ under ARVL symbol. [37] The company was valued at more than US$15bn on the Nasdaq at its peak, dropping from 2022 to $250M in January 2023. [18]
Arrival has established operations in the United States, with the Charlotte, North Carolina metro area serving as the company's U.S. base of operations. Arrival's first U.S. office was in the South End neighborhood. [38] The company's first U.S. microfactory in the nearby South Carolina suburb of Rock Hill was to produce buses. [39] The company was investing $41.2M for its second microfactory in West Charlotte, where it planned to produce UPS delivery vans from mid-2022, with a workforce of 250. [40] [41] [42] [43]
In late May 2021, Arrival announced that it would be building electric cars for Uber ride-hailing drivers, with production expected in Q3 of 2023. [44] [45] In August 2021, Arrival President Avinash Rugoobur stated that the company would open a product development R&D center in India due to increasing interest from that market. [46] In November 2021, the company announced that it would start production the following year. [47] In November 2021, it was reported that Arrival had non-binding orders or letters of intent for 64,000 vehicles. [17]
In January 2023, the company cut 800 UK jobs, about half the remaining workforce, to reduce costs while seeking extra funding and planning to expand in the US to take advantage of green energy subsidies. It still employs 400 employees worldwide. [18]
In October 2022, the company announced job cuts amid relocation of its van production from Bicester to the US. [3] It also announced restructuring of its business to focus on the US market by capitalising on the incentives from Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. [48] In January 2023, it reduced its remaining UK workforce by half, to 800, to concentrate on the US and take advantage of green energy subsidies. [18] The company also appointed Igor Torgov as its CEO. [1]
In Spring 2023, Arrival announced a second merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp V for $283 million dollars. [49] The deal was later cancelled due to concerns about Arrival's production delays. Arrival also lost out on a $25 million dollar investment by US hedge fund Antara Capital. The agreement to purchase an additional $25m in equity was terminated before the deadline of June 30th, 2023. [50]
Arrival was delisted from Nasdaq in January 2024 and shortly afterward began insolvency proceedings. [11]
The position of chairman was first formed in November 2020, when Arrival publicly listed on the NASDAQ.
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Whilst Sverdlov's Kinetik still owned more than 60% in Arrival in January, according to the register, his stake went down to just above 35%