The History Of The Lotus Classic Cars Before is A Lotus Esprit Cars Part 2
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ป้ายกำกับ: Colin Chapman , Lotus Cars Limited , Lotus Classic Cars , Lotus Components Limited , Lotus Esprit Cars , Lotus Group , Lotus Racing Limited
ป้ายกำกับ: Colin Chapman , Lotus Cars Limited , Lotus Classic Cars , Lotus Components Limited , Lotus Esprit Cars , Lotus Group , Lotus Racing Limited
The History Of The Lotus Classic Cars Before is A Lotus Esprit Cars Part 2
Chapman died of a heart attack in 1982 at the age of 54, having begun life an innkeeper's son and ended a multi-millionaire industrialist in post-war Britain. The cars maker built tens of thousands of successful racing and road cars and won the Formula One World Championship seven times. At the time of his death he was linked with the DeLorean scandal over the use of government subsidies for the production of the DeLorean DMC-12 for which Lotus had designed the chassis.
In 1986, the company was bought by General Motors. On 27 August, 1993, GM sold the company, for £30 million, to A.C.B.N. Holdings S.A. of Luxembourg, a company controlled by Italian businessman Romano Artioli, who also owned Bugatti Automobili SpA. In 1996, a majority share in Lotus was sold to Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), a Malaysian car company listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
In 1986, the company was bought by General Motors. On 27 August, 1993, GM sold the company, for £30 million, to A.C.B.N. Holdings S.A. of Luxembourg, a company controlled by Italian businessman Romano Artioli, who also owned Bugatti Automobili SpA. In 1996, a majority share in Lotus was sold to Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), a Malaysian car company listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
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