Rivian Automotive, Inc. RIVN shares are trading higher on Thursday. Yesterday, the company’s top peer Tesla, Inc. reported third-quarter revenue of $25.18 billion, up 8% year-over-year, with improving margins. The company reported automotive revenue of $20 billion, up 2% year-over-year, in the third quarter. The automaker reported third-quarter earnings per share of 72 cents, beating a Street consensus estimate of 58 cents per share.