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Lotus Cars

Car manufacturer

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1001+ employees
  • B2C
  • Cars
  • Manufacturing
  • Mobility
  • Electric Vehicles
Potash Lane, Hethel, Norwich, Norfolk NR14 8EZ, GB

Company mission

To stand as the performance brand of choice for those who dare to look beyond the conventional and ordinary.

7% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

The market for luxury cars is projected to keep on growing, serving new wealthy consumers on a global scale. But competition between brands is high, with success dependent on modern customer service, global reach, and EV offerings. Lotus Cars is an established sports car manufacturer working to transform for this new market, building on its past successes selling to individuals and to Formula 1.

Lotus Cars was founded in 1948 and has operated consistently in the space since then. To stand out in the changing market, the company has recently focussed on electrification, digitisation and globalisation – raising impressive investment towards launching all-electric vehicles, enabling online browsing and shopping of its products, and shifting international focus to China, which is predicted to be the world’s next engine for luxury brand growth.

Lotus recently released its first ever SUV, an all-electric vehicle, aligning with the brand’s push towards EVs. The company has also opened a factory in China’s Hubei Province to support expansion there, as well as a showroom in South Korea's Seoul.

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Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company values

  • RESPECT: To continue being a respected brand outside, we have to instil a culture of the utmost respect inside. Taking pride in what we do and what we are is key.
  • ONE TEAM: Giant leaps come from the incremental steps made by everyone, working together for a common goal.
  • AMBITION: Raising the bar, aiming high, never settling for ‘that’s good enough’.
  • DRIVE: Igniting our performance and fuelling our innovation by taking responsibility to solve problems and deliver results.

Funding (1 round)

Nov 2013

$12.7m

GRANT

Total funding: $12.7m

Leadership

Matt Windle

(Managing Director, not founder)

Former Operations Director at Zenos Cars.

Qingfeng Feng

(CEO, not founder)

VP and CTO of Geely Auto Group.

Job (1)

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