Lotus Logo — Lotus Cars is a manufacturer of the UK specializing in sports cars based in Hethel, Norfolk, formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. by engineer Colin Anthony Bruce Chapman in 1952. In the years 1960 and 70 actively participated in the races of Formula 1. Chapman died in 1982, leaving behind a delicate financial situation with the project De Lorean, by which probably should have been brought to justice.
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In 1986, the company was acquired by General Motors and resold in 1993 the group ACBN of Luxembourg, a company controlled by businessman Italian Romano Artioli, also owns Bugatti. In 1996, the majority of shares were sold to Lotus PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), state automaker Malaysia. The company also acts as an engineering consultant, performs development, particularly of suspension for other builders. More