Slate Auto
American EV startup company
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Slate Auto is an American startup company that is developing electric vehicles. It was founded in 2022 inside of Re:Build Manufacturing by Miles Arnone, William Barker and Jeff Wilke, and is based in Troy, Michigan. Its investors include Jeff Bezos, Mark Walter, and Re:Build Manufacturing.[3] Its first product will be the Slate, an electric vehicle that can be configured as a pickup truck or an SUV.
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Predecessor | Re:Build Manufacturing |
| Founder | Miles Arnone; William Barker; Jeff Wilke |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Peter Faricy (CEO)[2] |
| Products | Slate (vehicle) |
| Website | slate |
History
Slate was founded in 2022, and operated in stealth mode until it revealed the Slate vehicle on April 24, 2025.[4] It was originally called "Re:Car", as a project within Re:Build Manufacturing, a domestic manufacturing platform. Slate's three co-founders and co-chairman Miles Arnone, William Barker and Jeff Wilke are all co-founders and leaders at Re:Build Manufacturing. Slate's first several hundred employees include many with experience at Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, and Harley-Davidson.[3] The company is headquartered in Troy, Michigan and has a design studio in Long Beach, California.
Slate raised at least $111 million in Series A financing, including an undisclosed amount from Bezos. Slate then raised $600 million in 2024 from Mark Walter, the controlling owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, Jeff Bezos, and General Catalyst, a venture capital firm.[5] In mid-2026, the company said it had completed a $650m series C investment round, which took its total capital raised to $1.4bn.[6]
Initial manufacturing is expected to occur in Warsaw, Indiana,[7] at a site previously operated by LSC Communications as a printing plant until its closure in 2023.[8] Slate is retrofitting the plant to accommodate its vehicle line, targeting production to begin at the end of 2026.[9] Slate claims that facility will have a capacity of up to 150,000 vehicles per year.[6]
Vehicles
The company's first vehicle, the Slate, is a battery electric vehicle that has been announced to come in two formats: a 2-seat compact pickup truck or a 5-seat SUV. Preorder opened for the vehicle on the morning of June 24, 2026. The Slate pickup truck is targeted to start at $24,950. Slate Auto CEO Peter Faricy claims the vehicle will be profitable and that the company is targeting positive cash flow next year.[10] The vehicle's claimed estimated range is 205 miles (330 km).[11]