Group Lotus celebrates the most recent success in its brand reinvention with the completion of another key milestone.
Group Lotus is delighted to confirm a brand new ‘LOTUS ORIGINALS’ flagship store will be opening in London’s prestigious Regent Street – 52 Regent Street to be exact! Situated in London’s Piccadilly, from Spring/Summer 2012 the building will host a brand new Lotus experience: a 4,800 sq ft store situated in a Grade II-listed former ‘Café Royal’ with exciting displays and a full stock of apparel, accessories, gifts, toys, and limited edition collectables, it’s one for Lotus fans and shopaholics alike.
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Group Lotus Commercial Director Tony Schulp and Factory Driver Johnny Mowlem took to the Autosport Stage today to announce a series of exciting new developments. For those of you who missed it, we’ll try to keep it top line…
MUCH NEWS BELOW!
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE
Group Lotus Plc and PROTON Holdings Berhad
1Malaysia Racing Team, Caterham Cars and Tony Fernandes
Proton, Group Lotus, 1Malaysia Racing Team and its owner Tony Fernandes are delighted to announce that the legal dispute in the English Courts relating to the “LOTUS” and “TEAM LOTUS” brands has now ended amicably with the parties agreeing settlement terms earlier this month.
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Lotus China, Beijing opening
Last week saw a major milestone event in Group Lotus’ history as the first Lotus showroom in China was declared officially open for business. The formal opening ceremony at the showroom in Beijing was overseen by senior representatives of Group Lotus and Lotus China alongside Clive Chapman, the son of Lotus Founder Colin Chapman.
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has formally confirmed that Group Lotus’ bid for funds from the second round of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has been successful.
One of the main purposes of the Regional Growth Fund is to support growth within the UK manufacturing sector. Lotus recognised that the Government was seeking applications which would enable private sector organisations to invest in projects that would create jobs and secure long-term growth. Lotus’ growth plans are completely aligned with the Fund’s objectives and will go someway towards rebalancing employment between the public and private sector in the South Norfolk region.
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With an official entry into the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship 2012, Group Lotus is determined to discover new talent.
With the move into karting Group Lotus becomes the first car manufacturer to have a presence at the entry level of motorsport and provides a very special opportunity for early talent spotting. Some of today’s most famous and successful motorsport personalities cut their teeth in karting – the newly crowned FIA F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel is the perfect example of the benefits of early driver development as are his peers, fellow former World Champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.
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3 new models
One of these is the Elise S and if you were looking for more torque then this pure Lotus is the answer to your prayers. The Elise S replaces the Elise SC with a new 1.8l super charged engine capable of delivering 220 PS and a power delivery which results in even more torque.
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FORMULA ONE – BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
Lotus Renault GP made a big step forwards in performance at Spa-Francorchamps, with the R31’s latest upgrades bringing both drivers into the top ten in qualifying. Reuniting the black-and-gold Lotus Renault with a famous yellow, blue and green helmet, Bruno Senna made his debut for the team with a phenomenal wet qualifying lap which put him seventh on the grid. Vitaly Petrov lined up tenth. At the start, Senna out-braked himself into the first corner, hitting the Toro Rosso of Jaime Alguersuari. A pitstop and a subsequent drive-thru penalty saw the Brazilian drop through the field and he finally finished 13th. Petrov ran as high as seventh but, in the final laps, was suffering from huge brake wear and coasted over the line in ninth.
Vitaly Petrov was encouraged by the performance of the car. “We’ve made a big step forward. Our strategy was good, but we lost out on top speed which meant I found it very difficult to overtake. For the final laps I was driving differently to compensate for our brake concerns, but unfortunately I spun right at the end as I had totally lost my front brakes.”
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Group Lotus adds design legend to the Lotus Advisory Council
Group Lotus is delighted to announce the appointment of Gordon Murray to the Lotus Advisory Council. Murray will work alongside automotive industry icons Bob Lutz, Tom Purves, Prof. Dr. Burkhard Göschel and Frank Tuch to advise Group Lotus on current and future development.
The purpose of the Lotus Advisory Council is to give advice and guidance on strategic issues such as product strategy, technology, quality, brand, marketing and distribution for Group Lotus.
It’s a little known fact that when Gordon began his motorsport career in 1969 he actually wanted to work for Lotus but a chance meeting with Brabham designer Ron Tauranac lead to him working for Brabham where he was later appointed Chief Designer by team boss Bernie Ecclestone.
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When Group Lotus unveiled five new concept cars on September 30th 2010 in Paris, the automotive world sat up and listened – Lotus were back.
When manager Paul Lambert led Norwich City Football Club through back-to-back promotions from League One through the Championship to the height of English football with a place in the Barclays Premier League for the 2011/12 season – the football world sat up and listened – after a six-year absence – the Canaries are back.
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