Lotus halt all delivery to the US.

[jbug187]

It's been hard to get any information from the dealership that I had put a deposit with back in November of 2024 but I wanted to share this latest update. Not a lot of detail, but seems encouraging. Curious if anyone else has heard anything else from yesterday's "dealer call".

 

[FLTPA]

It's been hard to get any information from the dealership that I had put a deposit with back in November of 2024 but I wanted to share this latest update. Not a lot of detail, but seems encouraging. Curious if anyone else has heard anything else from yesterday's "dealer call".

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I just got the same update from my dealer. No word on pricing, so I drove down to a different Lotus dealer and they said it will be a 10% increase. The salesman did not seem knowledgeable or confident though, so I don’t know the weight of his words.

 

[UCLAFC]

I just got the same update from my dealer. No word on pricing, so I drove down to a different Lotus dealer and they said it will be a 10% increase. The salesman did not seem knowledgeable or confident though, so I don’t know the weight of his words.

Hope it’s not 10% more than already agreed on as the duty was prev 2.5, now 10, a 7.5 bump but that’s prob on what the dealer gets them for and not on the MSRP. Never considered the scenario dealers may use the tariffs as an excuse to squeeze a few more dollars out of us. We should keep each other posted as this may vary based on dealership used.

 

[ShootingSight]

Tariff is levied on the value of the car on the dock, which is the price Lotus UK sells it to Lotus US, plus shipping. This is less than dealer cost, as Lotus US add a margin.

 

[Tteape0]

Tariff is levied on the value of the car on the dock, which is the price Lotus UK sells it to Lotus US, plus shipping. This is less than dealer cost, as Lotus US add a margin.

Plus it is already 2.5% of this amount, now it will be 10%. I have a hard time thinking if Dealers are honest on price difference that it won’t be more than 5-6000 per car.

 

[UCLAFC]

Plus it is already 2.5% of this amount, now it will be 10%. I have a hard time thinking if Dealers are honest on price difference that it won’t be more than 5-6000 per car.

Agree. As our cars start rolling in we should keep each other posted on price adjustments to avoid getting shafted. I’m hoping Lotus absorbs some of the cost but unlikely.

 

[admu]

So, today I surrendered to the inevitable. I asked for my deposit back on my order. The dealer agreed and asked no questions.

Sad that politics ruined this purchase, but neither happy with Lotus for being completely opaque about their intentions, etc. Really no reason why they can’t do their supporters this small courtesy. Not happy.

I empathize with you. I'm in the same boat.
Just a few weeks ago, I got news from my dealer that Lotus will be shipping soon. I asked my SA for his source and he said he got the news from his dealer's Lotus rep. SA couldn't give me a time frame though. Maybe we can wait a few more weeks before we move on?