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For a company that hadn’t revealed a brand new car in 12 years until it launched the Evora in 2008, revealing five new models in the same auto show like Lotus did in Paris in 2010, was a ballsy move.
- Malaysian Government Sells 42.7% Proton Stake To Drb-hicom
There’s been a lot of speculation these past few weeks about the future of Proton. The Malaysian carmaker, which also owns Lotus, was reportedly looking to sell the loss-making British sportscar maker to SAIC or Genii Capital, something that Lotus...
- Rumors: Proton May Be Forced To Sell Loss-making Lotus Brand
Four centuries ago, they used to say that “the sun never sets on the British Empireâ€. Today, the Brits are content with much less – and the sun has more or less set on their local automotive industry after many decades of bad management...
- Lotus Ceo Says Concept City Car Will Enter Production In "october 2013"
It appears that Aston Martin won't be the only British sports car maker to have a controversial small city car in its range. Lotus chief executive Dany Bahar told Car magazine that the Concept City Car, which was previewed at the recent Paris Motor...
- Lotus Metamorphosis: An Artistic Take On The Firm's Future Models [with Video]
To show that the brand is going through a metamorphosis after the presentation of five new models at the Paris Show, Lotus has joined forces with award winning French artist Gérard Rancinan to create seven artistic images that will be showcased alongside...
- Paris: Lotus Shows Off New Elan, Begs The Question: What Will Happen To The Evora?
Next up on our Lotus debut circus is the Elan, a small 2-seater (with an optional 2+2 layout) sitting somewhere between the Evora and the Esprit. Looking very similar to the Esprit (and in the rest of the new Lotus coupes), the Elan gets its power from...
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New Owners Tell Lotus to Continue Development of Future Models
For a company that hadn’t revealed a brand new car in 12 years until it launched the Evora in 2008, revealing five new models in the same auto show like Lotus did in Paris in 2010, was a ballsy move.
The Proton-owned company said at the time that the concepts previewed its all-new range that is under development. The new Elise, Esprit, Elan and Eterne saloon, as well as a city car, were impressive indeed.
However, the company has been bleeding cash ever since it was acquired by the Malaysian carmaker in 1996. With Proton facing a few problems of its own, such as seeing its share in the local market reduced by almost 50 percent, selling Lotus was a logical option.
Read more »- Malaysian Government Sells 42.7% Proton Stake To Drb-hicom
There’s been a lot of speculation these past few weeks about the future of Proton. The Malaysian carmaker, which also owns Lotus, was reportedly looking to sell the loss-making British sportscar maker to SAIC or Genii Capital, something that Lotus...
- Rumors: Proton May Be Forced To Sell Loss-making Lotus Brand
Four centuries ago, they used to say that “the sun never sets on the British Empireâ€. Today, the Brits are content with much less – and the sun has more or less set on their local automotive industry after many decades of bad management...
- Lotus Ceo Says Concept City Car Will Enter Production In "october 2013"
It appears that Aston Martin won't be the only British sports car maker to have a controversial small city car in its range. Lotus chief executive Dany Bahar told Car magazine that the Concept City Car, which was previewed at the recent Paris Motor...
- Lotus Metamorphosis: An Artistic Take On The Firm's Future Models [with Video]
To show that the brand is going through a metamorphosis after the presentation of five new models at the Paris Show, Lotus has joined forces with award winning French artist Gérard Rancinan to create seven artistic images that will be showcased alongside...
- Paris: Lotus Shows Off New Elan, Begs The Question: What Will Happen To The Evora?
Next up on our Lotus debut circus is the Elan, a small 2-seater (with an optional 2+2 layout) sitting somewhere between the Evora and the Esprit. Looking very similar to the Esprit (and in the rest of the new Lotus coupes), the Elan gets its power from...