“Five cars at one go, is no go,” Proton deputy CEO Datuk Lukman Ibrahim told the Malaysian paper The Star last week. Ibrahim was referring to former CEO Dany Bahar’s [...]
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DRB-Hicom Declines Offer To Purchase For Lotus
DRB-Hicom, owners of embattled sports car maker Lotus, have reportedly turned down an offer to purchase by, wait for it… Volkswagen. The offer did not officially come from Volkswagen, because [...]
Lotus Withdraws From Paris Motor Show
Lotus seems to be on the back foot of late, following news of CEO Dany Bahar’s removal from office and now the announcement that the company won’t attend the 2012 [...]
Refreshed 2011 Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise has received updates for the new 2011 model year. The changes include styling and mechanical tweaks, as well as the introduction of a new entry-level model with [...]
Readers Review: Lotus Elise 111R
The Lotus Elise first went into production in September 1996. Named after Elisa, the granddaughter of Romano Artioli who was chairman of Lotus at the time, the Elise continues to [...]
Special Edition Lotus Exige Scura
With the brand now firmly in Malaysian hands, Lotus is planning on using the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show to reveal its latest creation, the Exige Scura. Scura is Italian for [...]
Lotus Hires Ex-Ferrari Designer
British sports car company Lotus has signed another ex-Ferrari executive to its ranks, securing Donato Coco as its new director of design. Coco was replaced by Flavio Manzoni earlier this [...]
