Lotus

ci_newman · 18 Mar 2013 at 11:07

Westyfield2 said:
Just noticed the author... that's Lashout...

By-golly you're right! Where is he when you need to give him a good ear-bashing?

~Mike~ · 18 Mar 2013 at 11:12

Westyfield2 said:
Renault, Team Lotus, Group Lotus, Lotus Cars... can open, worms everywhere!

A very big can of worms.

monkeys · 18 Mar 2013 at 11:16

No smoke without fire
http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/court-lists/list-companies-winding-up

Westyfield2 · 18 Mar 2013 at 11:18

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=27339

derk · 18 Mar 2013 at 11:18

We are on the Winding Up list but the problem has been resolved,” said the spokesperson

http://www.motortrader.com/latest-news/group-lotus-denies-liquidation-claim/

Skeeter · 18 Mar 2013 at 13:44

Mike306 said:
A very big can of worms.

I had to explain this to a guy at work the other day, took a while

Lashout_UK · 18 Mar 2013 at 13:51

ci_newman said:
By-golly you're right! Where is he when you need to give him a good ear-bashing?

Haha, yes. The reason it changed is that we updated it to reflect newly available information.

Apparently Lotus should, with the issue resolved, had the case delisted - it shouldn't have even got this far. For some reason that didn't happen though.

They had no comment either when it was first noticed. Methinks it slipped through the net.

Only sold one car in February too, in the UK at least. That's a 50% reduction on last year's figures.

[TW]Fox · 18 Mar 2013 at 13:55

Lashout_UK said:
Haha, yes. The reason it changed is that we updated it to reflect newly available information.

Not because you realised a winding up order doesn't mean liquidation?

Lashout_UK · 18 Mar 2013 at 13:57

It was what we were originally told, and tallied with other things, let's put it like that

You are quite right though!

Raymond Lin · 18 Mar 2013 at 14:02

Lashout_UK said:
Only sold one car in February too, in the UK at least.

Is that to someone on here?

Vonhelmet · 18 Mar 2013 at 14:02

Companies House doesn't show them as being in liquidation or anything like that.

We do their tax work... Obviously I can't say anything about it or I'll get sacked...

Peerzy · 18 Mar 2013 at 14:09

They sold 1 new car all month :eek:

Surely that's a receipt for disaster?

Lashout_UK · 18 Mar 2013 at 14:11

Vonhelmet said:
Companies House doesn't show them as being in liquidation or anything like that.

We do their tax work... Obviously I can't say anything about it or I'll get sacked...

You're in safe, secretive, company here; do tell

Brookert · 18 Mar 2013 at 14:38

Where's the money coming from if they only produced one car? Do they get enough from the development/engineering side of things?

paradigm · 18 Mar 2013 at 14:50

Peerzy said:
They sold 1 new car all month

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23880522&postcount=19049

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SDK^ · 18 Mar 2013 at 14:53

paradigm said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23880522&postcount=19049

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"Sold in February" - that was March

Lashout_UK said:
Only sold one car in February too, in the UK at least.

Brookert · 18 Mar 2013 at 14:55

paradigm said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23880522&postcount=19049

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That car could be a collectors dream if it's the one. Imagine if it were one of the last, if not the last new lotus rolled out the factory! :eek:

paradigm · 18 Mar 2013 at 15:00

SDK^ said:
"Sold in February" - that was March

It was registered in March, it could have been bought in Feb.

SDK^ · 18 Mar 2013 at 16:12

paradigm said:
It was registered in March, it could have been bought in Feb.

It could have been. I was using the date Eyedot made the post, if he had got the car earlier he probably would have posted it earlier.
If Lotus are selling that few cars then the wait for a new one can't be too long

[TW]Fox · 18 Mar 2013 at 16:20

paradigm said:
It was registered in March, it could have been bought in Feb.

It'll be based on registrations though, not surprising they didn't sell many in Feb as most people wait for the new plate.