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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Lotus produces record 2,200 sports cars in first half of 2023

Lotus sports cars on the assembly line in Hethel, Norfolk
Lotus sports cars on the assembly line in Hethel, Norfolk. The British carmaker said its order book had grown to 17,000 vehicles worldwide. Photograph: Lotus Group

The British carmaker Lotus produced a record number of sports cars in the first half of 2023, as it gears up for a huge push behind sales of a new electric SUV under its Chinese owners’ expansion plans.

Lotus, which marked its 75th anniversary this year, produced 2,200 vehicles in the first six months of the year at its factory in a former second world war bomber factory at Hethel in Norfolk.

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