What country is the Lotus cars brand from?

Lotus Cars Limited is a British automotive company headquartered in Hethel, Norfolk.

This company manufactures sports cars and racing cars noted for their light weight and fine handling characteristics.

Lotus was previously involved in Formula One racing, via Team Lotus, winning the Formula One World Championship seven times.

Lotus Cars was founded and owned for many years by Colin Chapman. After his death and a period of financial instability, it was bought by General Motors, then Romano Artioli and DRB-HICOM through its subsidiary Proton. It is currently owned by Chinese multinational Geely.

The engineering consultancy firm Lotus Engineering, an offshoot of Lotus Cars, has facilities in the United Kingdom, United States, China, and Malaysia.

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filmnut

I’ve known the answer to this question since I was old enough to drive. I loved the car Chapmen & Clark took to Indy. That rear engined Lotus with the Ford 289ci was a world beater.

Bob Fowler

One thing is Brits do very well - Sports Cars. I have had the pleasure to Drive many of them.

earlepg

teresab, Thank you. I know that the language always been called English, but it seems that I have seen the country referred to as Britain and England, as if it was properly interchangeable. Although I've tried to be aware of the proper word to use, I'm sure that I've slipped up at times.