Lotus plans to leave the UK after the government offers fresh support

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Lotus turned it upside down Plans to finish The production of cars in the UK wanted to offer support to fight the British sports car brand after the government.

In a statement on Saturday, LotusManaged by Chinese Carmaker FlawlessHe said, “Active explores” to increase the efficiency of operations and global competitiveness.

“Lotus cars continue normal operations and there are no plans to close the factory,” he said.

Financial Times said that the company plans to stop producing in the company’s Hetel plant in Norfolk, places 1,300 jobs under the risk.

Two people who know the situation, the British government officials contacted Lotus and Geely managers shortly after the report was released. “Everyone just panicked,” he said.

Great British Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is expected to talk to Lotus on Sunday, said there is a close man to the government.

The government spokesman said, “The government does not comment on the hypothesis of private companies or comments.”

Geely refused to comment.

The closure of the hethel plant would take a fresh blow to the production of car production after the closure of Honda and Ford in the last ten years.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for the proposal of the car and another developed production, promised to reduce high energy costs as part of the recently emerging labor government Industrial strategy.

On Friday, Lotus managed production and supply chain of May to manage production and supply chains of resources and supply of reserves and supplies related to the United States, after the loading of the Emira sports car.

However, people with the discussions have struggled to pay the company’s suppliers of the company in recent weeks and the requirement of low vehicles and increased reserves and the growing reserves and the growing reserves, and Wuhan, Wuhan, and Wuhan and Wuhan and Wuhan and Geely.

“The United States is facing problems deeper than the issue.”

Lotus did not respond immediately to an FT request for comment.

Feng Qingfeng, the Chief Executor of Lotus technology, listed in the United States, which is a share control in the UK business, Higher leaders said earlier this week To prepare an offer to produce from production in the UK. He also informed investors about the Lotus wanted to localize production in the United States.

Lotus, in recent years, including a number of high-ranking employees, including European President Dan Balmer and General Commerce Officer Mike Johnson, including Mike Johnson.

In June three months, Lotus technology was a year ago, a loss of $ 103 million compared to $ 233 million losses, this was reduced by 42 percent.

Hethel plant founded in 1966, Although the Wuhan plant can produce about 150,000 vehicles, there are a capacity of 10,000 years per annum.