What are all the Lotus models?

2021 Lotus Evora GTLotus Cars / Latest models

Is Lotus Cars still in business?

Geely Auto Group, a Chinese automobile company, currently owns Lotus. The model lineup has traditionally been relatively small. In 2021, Lotus only had the Evora, Exige and Elise sports cars in its model portfolio, and now, even those have all been killed off.

Who is Lotus competitors?

Lotus Cars’s top competitors include MV Transportation, Ashok Leyland, DELFINGEN and Boart Longyear. Builder of the class-leading Evora, the iconic Exige, the legendary Elise and the game-changing 3-Eleven.

Where are lotuses made?

Norfolk, England
Lotus cars are currently built in Norfolk, England. Geely and Lotus said in a joint statement that while Norfolk was Lotus’s manufacturing home, a key part of the firm’s strategy to revive the brand was expanding the brand’s manufacturing footprint globally.

How many cars do Lotus sell a year?

Lotus sold 1710 new cars worldwide in 2021, a 24% year-on-year increase and its best performance in a decade. In the final year of production for its Elise, Exige and Evora models, Lotus boosted global sales by 332 units over 2020, recording substantial growth in all key markets.

Why is the Lotus car called Lotus?

There are actually a slew of theories surrounding the origin of Lotus’s name, ranging from a fruit that cured homesickness in Homer’s Odyssey, to the eponymous flower, to a veiled reference to the phrase “us lot,” which founder Colin Chapman used frequently.

When did Lotus start making cars?

Lotus Cars is an iconic British producer of sports and racing cars. The first Lotus car was born in 1948 and in June 2017, Lotus Cars became majority owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. The original founder of Lotus, Colin Chapman, believed that lightness was key to the development of great sports cars.