Quadis To Retail Lotus Cars In Spain

Lotus Cars Ltd, the sportscar division of Group Lotus plc, is pleased to announce the

appointment of Quadis, for the retail of Lotus cars in Spain.

Quadis will open its first dealership in Sant Quirze del Vallès in Barcelona. The new showroom

and service facility, to be called "Lotus Barcelona" will be opened on 09 November 2006. The full

range of Lotus cars will be available from launch: the phenomenal Lotus Elise, the award

winning race-bred Lotus Exige and brand new Lotus Europa.

Mike Kimberley, CEO of Group Lotus plc comments "I would like to welcome Lotus Barcelona to

the Lotus family and brand and we are pleased to have teamed up with such an enthusiastic

and professional organisation. We already sell into 17 countries in Europe and I believe that the

Spanish market will grow in importance for us over the next few years as we are expand our

model line-up to include 3 all new cars in the next 3 years. This can only mean good news for

Lotus fans and driving enthusiasts!"

Mr. Xavier Gaspar, M.D. of Lotus Barcelona said: "We are delighted to have secured the

franchise for Lotus in Barcelona. Our corporate brand strengths are built around customer

service and the ability to sell high profile brands into the discerning Spanish market. We sell

nearly 50,000 cars a year so the Lotus brand will add an exclusive niche to our portfolio and will

have access to our infrastructure and networks. The new facilities will all be in line with the

corporate image and training standards set out by Lotus Cars. We are keen to launch Lotus by

highlighting the brand's philosophies in building lightweight, agile and innovative performance

cars and its British engineering and manufacturing heritage."

The Lotus range will be priced in Spain as follows:

Elise S 38.063

Elise R 46.234

Exige 49.545

Exige S 56.508

Europa S 53.120

All prices include tax but exclude transport, registration and delivery charges.

Lotus Barcelona is at

QUADIS AUTOCENTRE VALLES

C/R. CARRASCO I FORMIGUERA NO. 22

08192 S.QUIRZE DEL VALLES (BARCELONA)

Tel: 00 34 93 720 61 70

Web: www.lotusbarcelona.es.

Email: [email protected]