REE Automotive selected Roush Industries to assemble REE’s P7 vehicles at Roush’s Detroit-area factory. REE said it will continue to manufacture its proprietary REEcorner technology in its UK Coventry Integration Center. REE said Roush’s assembly team brings design, engineering, machining, fabrication, testing, manufacturing and supply chain expertise to deliver a scalable process for REE, and will be supported onsite by a joint REE and Motherson team, who will be responsible for quality assurance, logistics, and testing.

REE said its P7 electric commercial trucks lineup is built on four REEcorners featuring REE’s x-by-wire technology. REEcorners pack vehicle components into the area between the chassis and the wheel, enabling a fully flat electric chassis with up to 35% more interior volume for passengers, cargo, and batteries, according to REE. Electric vehicles built on the P7 chassis have a low step-in height, are autonomous-ready, and can be powered by batteries or fuel cells. The P7 has a network of 78 service and sales locations through 24 authorized dealers across North America with potential access to over 200 fleets in the U.S. and Canada.

“We chose to work with Roush because of its capabilities and expertise in the commercial EV market, its capacity to scale production, and its understanding of our unique business model, which is to build our vehicles to order, not for inventory,” Josh Tech, chief operating officer of REE, said. “We want to get our trucks in the hands of our customers as soon as possible, while not sacrificing on quality, making sure our customers can count on us as Roush builds the electric commercial fleets. By partnering with Roush, we can concentrate on our core technology and production of the REEcorners while optimizing production costs and reducing go to market times benefiting from their nearly 40-year track record of engineering and manufacturing spans from NASCAR, to lunar terrain vehicles, to EVs.”