Started in 1952 as Lotus Engineering by Colin Chapman and Colin Dare, the company has been involved heavily in motor sports including Formula One, contracted automotive engineering and road cars.
After the death of Chapman in 1982, the company flirted with bankruptcy before passing through a number of hands, including Toyota, GM and Italian businessman Romano Artioli. The company is now part of the Malaysia industrial conglomerate DRB-Hicom, which also owns the Proton brand.
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- Lotus Eletre etymology: What does its name mean and come from?
- 2022 Lotus Emira: Last non-electric model has Toyota and AMG power
- Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora axed, will be replaced by hybrid by 2022
- 2020 Lotus Evora GT410: Cheaper, more practical model now available
- 2020 Lotus Evora GT streamlines range in America
- 2020 Lotus Evija: Car maker returns to form with 2,000PS electric supercar
- Lotus Evija etymology: What does its name mean? How is it pronounced?
- Lotus Evora GT4 concept previews 2020 race car for China
- Lotus to make cars in China, probably starting with an SUV
- £2 million 1000hp Lotus electric hypercar planned, concept coming 2019
- Lotus Evora likely to quit US soon over safety regulations