Al Root
Rivian Automotive is getting more cash from Volkswagen, sending shares of the electric-vehicle company higher in after-hours trading Tuesday.
VW and Rivian agreed to a partnership in June that could provide the EV start-up with some $5 billion in capital in the coming years.
On Tuesday, the pair announced the amount could rise to about $5.8 billion.
Rivian stock was up 3.8% in after hours trading at $11.10 a share.
Rivian stock closed at $10.58 in regular trading Tuesday, down more than 4%, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were off 0.3% and 0.9%, respectively.
Through Tuesday trading, Rivian stock was down about 55% year to date. Slowing EV sales have weighed on investor sentiment within the sector.
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