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  Lotus Exige S Roadster – soft top for hardcore Lotus

  7 March 2012 / 45 comments

  Here’s something new that Lotus brought to Geneva, the Exige S Roadster. The name explains everything, really, a roadster version of the refreshed Exige S that made its debut at Frankfurt last year. The Exige […]

   

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  F1: Lotus E20 launched – fourth is the target for 2012

  7 February 2012 / 19 comments

  Lotus, formerly known as Lotus Renault GP, has pulled the wraps off its 2012 Formula 1 challenger. Called E20, it’s named after Enstone, the team’s base in UK. It’s the 20th F1 chassis designed at […]

   

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  Reports: Lotus looking for £500m partner, Genii interested

  31 January 2012 / 72 comments

  Reports coming from the UK say that Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar is looking for financial partners to buy over the sportscar maker from Proton. The Sunday Times news piece suggested that Bahar is not […]

   

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  F1: Lotus 2012 challenger to be called E20 – E for Enstone

  30 January 2012 / 7 comments

  Th Lotus F1 Team, formerly called Lotus Renault GP, has announced that its 2012 challenger will be named E20, a departure from the R tagged chassis names of the Renault team. Officially, the E20 name […]

   

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  Reports: DRB-Hicom to cut Proton’s costs, review Lotus

  18 January 2012 / 171 comments

  Now that DRB-Hicom is in control of Proton, what’s in store for the national carmaker? A report by Business Times details the changes that will happen in terms of cost cutting and efficiency, trimming “excess […]

   

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  Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar signs new four-year contract

  13 December 2011 / 38 comments

  The word is out that Dany Bahar, CEO of Group Lotus, has signed a fresh four-year contract following a meeting with parent company Proton last week. His original contract was due to expire next year. […]

   

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  LRGP’s Eric Boullier: We have now a proper identity

  22 November 2011 / 12 comments

  The protracted Lotus vs Lotus naming row between Tony Fernandes and Group Lotus/Proton was settled earlier this month, with Group Lotus ending up with the ‘Lotus’ name in F1, and the present Team Lotus migrating […]

   

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  Lotus vs Lotus: it’s all over, with both parties settling the issue amicably – Team Lotus to now race as Caterham F1

  9 November 2011 / 42 comments

  The long-running Lotus vs Lotus saga is over – the fight that ended up in court has reached an amicable ending. Proton, Group Lotus, 1Malaysia Racing Team and its owner Tony Fernandes have announced – […]

   

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  Group Lotus plays entry level, forms factory kart team

  14 October 2011 / 43 comments

  Lotus is entering the kart world, and with this move the company becomes the first car manufacturer to have a presence at the entry level of motorsport, great for early talent spotting. Competing under the […]

   

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  Proton: Group Lotus sale to Genii Capital rumours untrue

  12 October 2011 / 66 comments

  There have been rumours circulating that Lotus Renault GP owners Genii Capital, headed by Gerard Lopez, is looking to buy into Group Lotus, the sportscar maker which is currently the title sponsor of the F1 […]

   

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  Lotus must focus on short term sales too

  11 October 2011 / 45 comments

  Lotus has the right products, great products, but is not selling enough cars as it should. This is the assessment of former top BMW exec Karl-Heinz Kalbfell, brought in late last year to mentor Lotus […]

   

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  Gerard Lopez’s Genii Capital to buy into Group Lotus?

  10 October 2011 / 43 comments

  The latest rumours surrounding Group Lotus, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Proton, is that Genii Capital will be buying into the sportscar maker. Headed by Gerard Lopez, Genii Capital is the owner of […]

   

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  Jean Alesi to take on Indy 500 in 2012 in a Lotus

  26 September 2011 / 13 comments

  Age is just a number. Forty-seven-year old former F1 driver Jean Alesi, who is Group Lotus brand ambassador, is set to make his return to competitive racing with Lotus in next year’s Indy 500. Despite […]

   

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  Proton, Lotus supporting Lotus-Renault GP in Singapore

  24 September 2011 / 33 comments

  We’re here in the Lion City to catch Formula 1’s only night race this weekend, and we’re seeing some familiar sights at Singapore’s Clarke Quay. Proton and its subsidiary Group Lotus, which is of course […]

   

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  Frankfurt: Lotus unveils the 2012 Exige S and Exige R-GT

  15 September 2011 / 8 comments

  Lotus has unveiled two refreshed Exige models at the Frankfurt Motor Show. First up is the Exige S which is given a reworked exterior and a new interior. Exterior updates include a new front splitter […]

   

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