Lotus Cars

Lotus Cars, Lotus Engineering and Team Lotus are the companies, which form the group, Group Lotus PLC founded in UK. Lotus Car has been building cars and also participating in Formula One Championships through its company, Team Lotus. Lotus Cars Division was sold to Malaysian Car manufacturer Proton in 1996. Mahindra & Mahindra is looking for a Joint Venture with Proton to bring Lotus cars in India. The deal is in a nascent stage and one can expect the outcome of the talks to come out as early as possible. The current models available are Lotus Elise, Lotus Exige and Lotus Evora. Lotus Engineering, the other company in the group offers engineering consultancy services in the field of automobile engineering. It is responsible for designing the components of leading car manufacturers worldwide. They primarily offer lightweight architecture, efficient performance, electrical and electronic integration and driving dynamics. Some of the renowned customers are Nissan, Toyota, Dodge, Chevrolet, GM, ISUZU and Jaguar to name a few.