The new mid engined sports car from Lotus will be manufactured at the Group Lotus headquarters at Hethel in Norfolk U.K. This car, which is expected to enter production in Spring 2008 will be positioned at the higher end of the Lotus range and will occupy the sector vacated by the Lotus Esprit that finished production in 2004.

Over the next few months, Lotus will be undergoing a small re-organisation process within the manufacturing facility to further improve the efficiencies and flexibility at Hethel. This will lead to further improvements and gains leading up to the start of production. The Hethel manufacturing facility is regarded as one of the finest facilities of its kind in the world, an accolade reinforced by the award of “World Class Manufacturer of the Year 2005” by The Manufacturer Magazine.