Rivian is taking $500 off the final price of any new R1S or R1T ordered from inventory between November 5 and November 9, 2026. The discount applies to purchase or lease, and Rivian says it can be combined with its other current offers. Delivery has to happen by December 31, 2026. The terms are on Rivian’s November sales event page, linked from the main offers index.
This is a price cut on the vehicle, not the $500 order deposit Rivian already uses as a down payment in its financing examples. Our November R1 rates post covers the APR cuts and the ended lease bonus. This sales-event discount is separate from those financing terms.
Who qualifies and what the window is
Per Rivian’s offer details:
- Order any new 2026 or 2027 Rivian R1 from inventory through the R1 Shop between November 5 and November 9, 2026.
- Complete the purchase or lease and take delivery by December 31, 2026.
- The $500 (USD) comes off the final vehicle price at transaction.
- Available in the U.S. only.
- Subject to limited vehicle availability. Not transferable or redeemable for cash. Rivian can change or end the offer without notice.
The short “how it works” blurb says the same window and delivery date, and adds that the offer can be combined with all of Rivian’s current offers. The legal block softens that to “as permitted by Rivian,” so confirm the exact combination with Rivian before ordering.
R2 is not on the offers index for this event, and the legal text is limited to R1 vehicles. Do not expect this $500 on an R2 order.
Inventory orders through R1 Shop
Rivian’s headline says “any new R1,” but the offer details narrow that to vehicles from inventory ordered through the R1 Shop. That points at stock already built or listed for sale, not an open promise on every future configuration. If the truck or SUV you want is not in inventory during the five-day window, this discount does not create one.
Contact paths Rivian lists: (888) RIVIAN1 (ext. 2), the contact form, live chat, or a sales advisor at participating locations.
What $500 is worth next to November’s rates
Five hundred dollars is a small cut on an R1. On Rivian’s own November financing examples from the rates post, a 2027 R1T Performance is $102,885 with destination, and a 2027 R1T Premium is $81,885. $500 is roughly 0.5 to 0.6 percent of those stickers. On those stickers it is a small add-on next to the November APR cuts, not a large standalone markdown.
If Rivian allows the combination, a buyer who orders in this window can still pursue the November “as low as” rates that need order and lender approval by November 30 and delivery by December 31. The sales-event order window closes earlier, on November 9. Missing Nov 9 loses the $500; missing Nov 30 loses the special APR path even if delivery is still possible later under other terms.
Lease buyers are included in Rivian’s wording (“purchase or lease”). The November lease page no longer carries the $1,500 signing bonus that ran in October, so this $500 is a separate, smaller credit on the vehicle price, not a return of that bonus.
Road Trip and Stealth packages stay separate
Rivian’s offers index still lists the Road Trip Package and Stealth Package option bundles, and those pages say they can be combined with other active offers. Those are discounts on option packages, not another $500 off the vehicle. This sales event does not replace them.
What to do if you are shopping this weekend
- Confirm the exact R1 you want is in R1 Shop inventory before the Nov 9 cutoff.
- Ask the advisor to apply the $500 on the final transaction and to confirm it stacks with the November APR or lease path you want.
- Keep the December 31, 2026 delivery date on the calendar. Rivian’s rates pages sometimes say December 30 in short blurbs and December 31 in the terms; plan on the earlier date if your slot is close.
- R2 orders and non-inventory configurations are outside the written terms.
Offer pages change. Recheck rivian.com/offers/november-sales-event-2026 before you order.