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Lotus Cars – Lotus sales up 54% world-wide for the first nine months of the financial year

News from Lotus that sales have continue to improve world-wide, with new announcements planned for Geneva Motor Show in March. Source: Lotus sales up 54% world-wide for the first nine months of the financial year Discussion: SELOC Chat »Outlook looking … Continue reading

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Lotus Cars – Lotus Cars Celebrates 1000th Exige S

Lotus announced last week that they had built their 1000th Exige V6, with this milestone car destined for the Lotus Test and Development team for sign off of the new automatic gearbox option. Source: Lotus Cars – Lotus Cars Celebrates … Continue reading

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UK registrations for Lotus Cars see 56% year-on-year increase

The latest figures published by the SMMT were published last week and show that UK registrations of Lotus Cars grew 56% for the January-November time period compared to 2012 – a positive sign that things are on the up once … Continue reading

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Brands Hatch Latest: Formula 1 cars return to Brands Hatch for Bank Holiday weekend Lotus Festival

The Lotus Festival is next weekend and it looks like there’ll be a great range of cars on display. Formula 1 cars return to Brands Hatch for Bank Holiday weekend Lotus Festival 50 years of the Lotus Cortina to be … Continue reading

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Claim for liquidation of Group Lotus dismissed

Following an alarmist report this morning by Autocar that Lotus was facing possible liquidation, spurred by the appearance of Group Lotus on the Companies Court Winding Up List, we are pleased to report that Lotus has issued a response and … Continue reading

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DRB-Hicom – ‘Paris Five’ canned, Lotus not to be sold

DRB-Hicom held a media event over in Malaysia during the night to discuss their plans for the future of Lotus. The company announced that the previous plan, announced at the 2010 Paris motor show, has officially been abandoned, with the … Continue reading

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DRB-Hicom to invest more than £100m in Lotus

Malaysian news station NTV7 are reporting that DRB-Hicom is set to invest more than RM491 MLN (£100m) in Group Lotus plc in order to keep the British sports car maker afloat – with a view to return the company to … Continue reading

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Lotus Cars – Lotus Cars unveils new sports car at opening of flagship store

More on the Lotus Originals store on London’s Regent Street as Lotus Cars introduce the new Exige S in-store. Discussion: SELOC Chat – Vince Cable meets with new Lotus owners in London The new car is the centerpiece of a … Continue reading

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Production of the new Exige S begins at Hethel

It’s been a long wait, but it’s finally happened – the first production Lotus Exige S hit the production line today at Hethel ahead of customer deliveries in the coming months! Lotus made the announcement today with a new gallery … Continue reading

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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 – Gallery

The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 is almost over and Lotus made a fantastic showing as this years featured marque, with Group Lotus, Lotus F1 Team and Classic Team Lotus all present and putting on great show in with a … Continue reading

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