Lotus Cars, translated as Lotus in Mainland China, is a renowned British sports and racing car manufacturer. The brand is famous for designing and manufacturing racing cars of epoch-making significance, as well as automobiles that are extremely lightweight and possess legendary handling characteristics. Lotus Cars was founded in 1948 by the influential engineer Colin Chapman, who, through his personal struggle and wisdom, turned Lotus into an outstanding brand in the history of the world's automotive industry.
Lotus Cars has achieved great success in the field of motorsports, especially in Formula 1, where its team has won the championship seven times since 1958 and has created many historically famous excellent models. Lotus is not only outstanding in racing car manufacturing but also provides engineering consulting services to other automotive companies, including the development of suspension systems, becoming a globally recognized leader in automotive engineering consulting.
In addition, Lotus Cars has also made significant achievements in whole vehicle development, such as completing all the development, design, and engineering work for the Honda Civic, as well as the development of the Opel Speedster and Vauxhall VX220 models. The Lotus brand, with its lightweight design concept and excellent handling performance, has a place in the global sports car field and is known as one of the world's top three sports car manufacturers along with Ferrari and Porsche.
In recent years, Lotus Cars has also been actively expanding its product line, including the launch of the electric sedan Emira, aiming to compete with high-end electric vehicles such as the Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan Turbo. With the introduction of new models and technological innovation, Lotus Cars is striving to continue its legend in the global automotive market.