Evo Mag Article - "Can Lotus survive its latest crisis?"

This is a difficult read if you're a Lotus fan.

Can Lotus survive its latest crisis? | Evo

Lotus’s latest troubles are grabbing headlines, but the writing’s been on the wall for some time.

www.evo.co.uk

 

[virtualmacho]

 

[ADC]

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More like "I bought an Emira, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt"

 

[Emira Fan]

["Can Lotus survive its latest crisis?"]

Hopefully they've produced a stockpile of body panels; if the Emira line doesn't survive the crisis and is shuttered ....

 

[Orchardbike]

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I’ve got to have one of those!

 

[geoffbland]

["Can Lotus survive its latest crisis?"]

Hopefully they've produced a stockpile of body panels; if the Emira line doesn't survive the crisis and is shuttered ....

It's just fiberglass. Someone will make a mould to mass produce them if it comes to that.

 

[ADC]

It's just fiberglass. Someone will make a mould to mass produce them if it comes to that.

Yeah, or something like this (though I'm in the dark as to what the cost to actually have the panels produced would be )

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[Six Speed Stephen]

It's just fiberglass. Someone will make a mould to mass produce them if it comes to that.

The supplier isn’t going bankrupt so maybe they’d sell the oem part as aftermarket

 

[ADC]

The supplier isn’t going bankrupt so maybe they’d sell the oem part as aftermarket

... the supplier who makes them with the internal consistency of Aero bars, contributing heavily to the whole mess? Pass.

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

... the supplier who makes them with the internal consistency of Aero bars, contributing heavily to the whole mess? Pass.

Someone in their garage is better?

Plus they also provide the replacement part that doesn’t bubble

 

[ADC]

Someone in their garage is better?

Not sure you can infer "someone in their garage" from a suggestion to have aftermarket moulds and panels made.

Plus they also provide the replacement part that doesn’t bubble

As much as I wish that were true, I'm not sure we've seen any proof of this consistently being the case. Total crapshoot.

 

[Beachbum]

@Orchardbike So you're to blame !!!

 

[Orchardbike]

@Orchardbike So you're to blame !!!

……I thank you!

 

[tritzenthaler]

No matter what the result, I am glad I have my Emira V6 Manual (and 07’ Lotus Elise) and it was built in Hethel. A Lotus made in the US does not feel “right” to me and the storied history of the Lotus Brand…

 

[Nick in Sydney]

No matter what the result, I am glad I have my Emira V6 Manual (and 07’ Lotus Elise) and it was built in Hethel. A Lotus made in the US does not feel “right” to me and the storied history of the Lotus Brand…

Hear! Hear!

 

[Thirdgen89gta]

The article pokes at the pure EV cars. But honestly I think that order to create them, especially for the SUV/Xover came from Geely itself. The sheer insanity of the drive corps had to build EVs and especially SUV and crossover EVs is stupid.

 

[paulecar]

This is a difficult read if you're a Lotus fan.

Can Lotus survive its latest crisis? | Evo

Lotus’s latest troubles are grabbing headlines, but the writing’s been on the wall for some time.

www.evo.co.uk

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All very disappointing, especially for someone on the cusp of buying a car. I even found two I like, ready to go in a dealership.

I guess journalists have to call it as they see it. But overall, this kind of article becomes self-fulfilling. If the rumor mill and prevailing industry sentiment prevent new buyers like me from putting their money down, sales can only go one way. Likewise, dealer franchises and the support network could shrink, not grow (which is desperately needed, as is quality control).

As great as the car is right now, the risk of irreparable issues is very high. It's a roll of the dice whether Lotus survives to the first service interval (whatever / whenever that should be; info seems sparse). First world problems, I guess...