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Registrations of BEVs by Chinese carmakers surged across Europe in November, almost equalling those of market leader Tesla. According to Jato Dynamics the standout performances of the month came from China’s automakers, which combined registered more than 24,100 units of BEVs in November (including Volvo, Polestar and Lotus), just behind Tesla. China’s automakers increased market share in the BEV category, ...

Motor Industry Legal Services (MILS) has been successful in protecting Motus Group’s trademarks and corporate identity, following Motus Group’s decision to apply for fifteen trademarks which sparked a dispute with Group Lotus. Under section 5(2)(b) of the Trade Marks Act 1994, Lotus claimed that the trademark was unfair as the marks were only one letter different (Lotus/Motus) and that the ...

Lotus has unveiled its first electric hyper4-GT range, Emeya, supporting its vision to become all-electric by 2028. Emeya will be available for delivery to customers in mainland Europe from July. The starting price for the range will be £89,500, followed by the Emeya S (£101,950), and the Emeya R (£129,950). Emeya is available in six colours – Boreal Grey, Fireglow ...

In 2023, Lotus Tech opened new flagship stores in Paris, London, Seoul, and other strategically important cities. With an increase of 46 stores year-on-year to a total of 215 locations as of 31 December 2023, the brand will continue its global roll-out. Lotus London, in Mayfair, is the brand’s first digitally driven flagship showroom in Europe. Digital driven brand centres ...

The growth of Chinese car brands in the European market has been in the headlines in the last week or so, so it seems an appropriate point to comment on the news stories but also launch a new initiative from ICDP, where we have extended the ‘fireside chats’ that we have had in some of our recent members’ meeting to ...

Lotus opened its first flagship European “global brand centre” in Mayfair, London in 2023. Lotus London serve sas a showcase and launch venue for the latest vehicles and products, including the next-generation vehicle line-up; the Eletre hyper-SUV, Emira sports car and Evija hypercar. This is the brand’s first digitally driven flagship showroom in Europe. In 2018 Lotus revealed Vision80 and ...

Top end dealer group H.R. Owen is to represent Lotus for the first time in the UK. The new Lotus showroom is in Hatfield, located at H.R. Owen’s new flagship multi-marque facility, which houses a dual-storey Ferrari showroom as well as Lamborghini, Maserati and Bentley dealerships. The Lotus range comprises the new Lotus Emeya, an electric four-door hyper-GT, the Eletre ...

Lotus has opened a flagship showroom in Dosandae-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The new store can be found at the heart of one of Seoul’s most famous streets known for luxury and fashion. Spanning across three floors, and almost 720 square metres space, the showroom features seven Lotus vehicles. It provides consumers with an opportunity to see and experience the Lotus product ...

Lotus has opened a new flagship store in Paris, following on from high-profile openings in London, Munich and Oslo. Lotus Paris is located at 33 Rue François 1er, close to the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement. It offers three floors dedicated to the brand’s past, present and future. The ground floor serves as a street-level walk-in showcase and launch venue ...

Lotus has expanded its global dealer network to 193 stores, opening 24 new outlets over the first half of 2023. Its order book grew to 17,000 vehicles for the Eletre, Lotus’ first electric lifestyle hyper-SUV, and Emira, a mid-engine sports car. The group produced 2,200 Emiras in its UK sportscar manufacturing facility, a three-fold increase   from 2022. The order book ...