Gramus International Co., Ltd To Retail Lotus Cars In Taiwan

Gramus International Co., Ltd to Retail Lotus Cars in Taiwan

Gramus International Co., Ltd to Retail Lotus Cars in Taiwan

Lotus Cars Limited, the sportscar subsidiary of Group Lotus plc, announces the appointment of Gramus International Co., Ltd for the retail of Lotus cars in Taiwan.

Luke Bennett, Operations Director for Lotus Cars Limited commented "I would like to welcome Gramus International Co., Ltd to the Lotus brand. We are delighted to have teamed up with an organisation that clearly understands high performance sportscars and the Lotus brand. We have a very exciting product line-up and all our sportscars, including the multi award winning Lotus Evora, the legendary Lotus Elise and the awesome Lotus Exige, deliver an exceptional driving experience for their market segment. When a customer buys into the Lotus brand they are buying into a globally recognised organisation with a coveted motorsport heritage led by high technology and innovative engineering."

Alex Chao, President of Gramus International. Co., Ltd said, "Gramus has been dedicating itself in the Taiwan super sports car segment for decades. Following the successful launch of Lamborghini Taipei, Gramus is honoured and excited to be appointed as exclusive Lotus dealer for Taiwan. Based on decades of experience in super sports cars, Gramus will provide Lotus customers with our recognised premium customer services to ensure that the Lotus experience is the best!"

Lotus cars will be sold by Gama Lotus in Taiwan, "Gama" represents the super sports and premium cars for Gramus International. Co., Ltd. Gama Lotus will include both sales and service facilities on the same site offering a superior customer experience in a central location. The new Lotus facilities are in line with corporate image and training standards set out by Lotus Cars and will be located at 1F., No.108, Sec. 3, Nangang Road, Nangang District, Taipei 115, Taiwan.

A limited first allocation of Lotus Cars, which include the excellent Lotus Elise SC and the thrilling Lotus Exige S, is on its way to Taiwan and will be available at the launch in January 2010; other models which include the Elise S, the Exige Cup 260 and the new Lotus Evora will also be available in Taiwan in the near future.

Elise S: 179 g/km CO2

7.6 l/100 km (37.2 mpg) Combined Cycle

10.6 l/100 km (26.6 mpg) Urban Cycle

5.8 l/100 km (48.7 mpg) Extra Urban Cycle

Elise R: 196 g/km CO2

8.2 l/100 km (34.4 mpg) Combined Cycle

11.6 l/100 km (24.4 mpg) Urban Cycle

6.2 l/100 km (45.6 mpg) Extra Urban Cycle

Elise SC: 199 g/km CO2

8.5 l/100 km (33.2 mpg) Combined Cycle

11.8 l/100 km (23.9 mpg) Urban Cycle

6.4 l/100 km (44.1 mpg) Extra Urban Cycle

Exige S: 199 g/km CO2

8.5 l/100 km (33.2 mpg) Combined Cycle

11.9 l/100 km (23.7 mpg) Urban Cycle

6.5 litres/100 km (43.5 mpg) Extra Urban Cycle

Lotus Evora: 205 g/km CO2

8.7 litres / 100 km (32.5 mpg) Combined Cycle

12.4 litres / 100 km (22.8 mpg) Urban Cycle

6.5 litres / 100 km (43.5 mpg) Extra Urban Cycle

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About Lotus

The main operating subsidiary of Group Lotus plc is Lotus Cars Limited, which has two operating divisions - Lotus Engineering and Lotus Cars. Lotus Engineering is an internationally recognised automotive engineering consultancy based in Norfolk, UK. Global facilities include those in Michigan (USA), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), China and offices in Germany and Japan, with rapid expansion in new territories such as South East Asia.

Lotus Engineering provides comprehensive and versatile consultancy services to many of the world's OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, offering a full engineering service from initial concept and project design through development and integration of the complete vehicle to meet all worldwide markets and customers to full production. This includes third party 'niche vehicle' engineering and manufacture worldwide.

Lotus Cars builds world class, prestige, high performance sports cars for sale in 37 countries. These include the iconic Lotus Elise, the Lotus Exige, Lotus Europa and the new Lotus Evora. Lotus is a global high-tech company, expanding rapidly and committed to driving forward technology for both Lotus Cars and its Engineering clients, spearheading research into such areas as hybrids, electric vehicles and renewable fuels.

For more information about Lotus please contact:

PR Department; Group Lotus plc,

Potash Lane, Hethel, Norfolk, UK, NR14 8EZ

Tel: +44(0)1953 608264;

Email: [email protected]

Information from Gramus International Co., Ltd

Gramus International Co., Ltd., originated from Gama Tuning starting in 1989 and has since then, been the leading company in supplying super sports cars in Taiwan and accounts for over 50% of the market. In Taiwan, "Gama" represents the super sports and premium cars.

Furthermore, Gramus has a state of the art and air conditioned workshop equipped with most advanced facilities and well trained certified technicians. Both hardware facilities and software investment will be constantly carried out; not only implementing Lotus Cars' highest standard procedure but also serving its customers with the highest satisfaction.

In 2009, Gramus was recognized by Automobili Lamborghini and was appointed as Taiwan exclusive dealer.

For more information about Gramus International Co., Ltd please contact:

George Su

1F, No.221 Chongyang Rd.,

Nangang District,

Taipei 115,

Taiwan.

Tel: +886-2-2652-1122

Fax:+886-2-2651-0388

Email:[email protected]