Headline of article just published in local (East Anglia, England) newspaper. But don't worry, it's temporary.
Text reads:
Lotus has suspended the production of one of its sports cars at its Norfolk factory, sending staff home.
The Hethel-based car manufacturer has temporarily paused production of its Emira sports cars after announcing this week that new models will replace its first editions.
It comes after Lotus finally received US emissions certification to sell its Emira sports cars across the Atlantic.
Emira was first announced for the US market in 2021, but despite hundreds being shipped to the country they had been stuck at dealerships as Lotus awaited certification by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) - the emissions approval needed in 14 states.
A Lotus spokesman said: "With the latest Emira model year now certified, Lotus Cars has temporarily paused Emira production in the factory to prepare manufacturing for this.
"During this time, the business is focused on improving production operations to restart operations at optimised efficiency.
"We are working through these updates to get full production resuming as soon as possible."
Text reads:
Lotus has suspended the production of one of its sports cars at its Norfolk factory, sending staff home.
The Hethel-based car manufacturer has temporarily paused production of its Emira sports cars after announcing this week that new models will replace its first editions.
It comes after Lotus finally received US emissions certification to sell its Emira sports cars across the Atlantic.
Emira was first announced for the US market in 2021, but despite hundreds being shipped to the country they had been stuck at dealerships as Lotus awaited certification by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) - the emissions approval needed in 14 states.
A Lotus spokesman said: "With the latest Emira model year now certified, Lotus Cars has temporarily paused Emira production in the factory to prepare manufacturing for this.
"During this time, the business is focused on improving production operations to restart operations at optimised efficiency.
"We are working through these updates to get full production resuming as soon as possible."
