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It’s been a couple of months now since Dany Bahar was shown the door at Group Lotus. But the celebrity CEO not taking his sacking lying down and has lodged a wrongful dismissal claim aganst Lotus and its Malaysian owner DRB-Hicom. Always one to dream big, Bahar is seeking compensation to the tune of £6.7m […]
Amid all the controversy about the use of the Lotus name in Formula One, Group Lotus CEO, Dany Bahar, took the time out to speak to the press to explain, among other things, his company’s reasons for entering into a title sponsorship role with Lotus Renault GP. Here’s a little of what Bahar had to […]
Back in August, Dany Bahar, sacked Lotus CEO, sued the sportscar maker for wrongful dismissal. A proven dreamer, he was seeking £6.7 million in compensation. Like you and I probably just did, Lotus laughed at Bahar’s claims and have counter-sued, suggesting Bahar might like to repay them £2.5 million. Reports suggest the board of Lotus […]
In 2010 Lotus launched a five-model offensive that we shall call the Bahar bonanza. Then CEO, Dany Bahar, was the star of the Paris Motor Show with his ambitious strategy to spectacularly relaunch the Lotus marque, which included the return of iconic models such as the Elan and Esprit. Since then Lotus’ parent company, Proton, […]
A couple of years ago Lotus surprised the motoring world when it ambushed the Paris Motor Show with ambitious plans for six new models: the Elan, Elise, Elite (pictured), Espirt, Eterne and finally the seemingly obligatory City Car concept. It really was quite something. Yet, now, in 2012, Lotus won’t even bother turning up to […]
Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar, pictured above with Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats, has been suspended for 14 days while parent company DRB-Hicom carries out an investigation into his activities amid concerns over misuse of company funds. And, boy, isn’t Tony Fernandes making the most of the opportunity to kick Bahar while he is down. […]
Rumours of troubles for Lotus since DRB-Hicom lobbed in at Proton are not new. A couple of months back we were being told to keep calm and carry on. However, a recent article by Joe Saward questioning the future of Group Lotus has inspired the car maker to respond with one of the world’s best […]
Lotus boss Dany Bahar has been told he can continue the five-year plan to revitalise Lotus by the company’s new Malaysian owners DRB Hicom, Autocar reports. There will be a small two month hurdle to overcome thanks to Malaysian change of ownership laws, during which time Lotus will not have access to previously agreed funds […]
The two warring Lotus factions have issued a joint statement that proves everyone really does live happily ever after. In the public eye, at least. We expect behind closed doors there have been many toys thrown out of cots. Apparently the two parties signed off an agreement in the last week or so with the […]
The Lotus v Lotus naming saga has come to an end of sorts, with confirmation the FIA has approved three team name changes in Formula One for the 2012 season. Team Lotus will change its name to Caterham, and follows the takeover of the British sportscar firm by the Tony Fernandes led Team Lotus Enterprise. […]
Lotus has just revealed the Evora GTE at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Powered by a 3.5 litre supercharged V6 producing 444PS (330kW) it’s the most powerful road going Lotus ever made. It weighs 1276kg and while performance numbers haven’t been announced yet, it clearly won’t be slow. But will it be quick enough to match […]
Lotus has arrived at Frankfurt with a new Exige S. They’re not quite making the same splash they did in Paris last year, but check the raw performance numbers: 1080kg and 350PS (260kW). Nice! The power is provided by the same supercharged 3.5 litre V6 found in the Evora S; placed right behind your ears […]