Little Lotus Lands a British Heavyweight for CEO

by Steph Willems

September 14th, 2018 10:52 AM

little lotus lands a british heavyweight for ceo

In its quest to gain a loftier status among the sporty, well-to-do set, Lotus Cars spent the year poaching talent from other British automakers. China’s Geely, which holds a majority stake in the automaker, is

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Pragmatic on Sep 14, 2018

In its prime Lotus had no heavy weights (as CEOs or elsewhere). Now it seems its will be heavy weights at the top and on the road.

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Zipper69 on May 01, 2020

"He’s also no stranger to SUVs — a segment Lotus wants a piece of" Really? It was depressing as Porsche, Jaguar, Bentley and even the august Rolls-Royce jumped into that segment to produce flabby bolides that only the Russian Mafia, Saudi princes and NBA players support. Lotus is/was all about Chapman's famous quote "First add lightness" - clearly not something an SUV is likely to have.

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