At the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, which opened on April 25th, Lotus announced the Lotus Chapman Bespoke. In the future, the Lotus Chapman premium customization brand will customize vehicle models for users through four major businesses: Tailor Made, Collection, One off, and Classic.
As the first lifestyle car of the Lotus Chapman Advanced Customization Collection, the Lotus EMEYA Blooming Flowers Limited Edition is the world's first release, with 31 limited edition vehicles available in China, each with a unique number, starting at RMB 1.368 million.
In addition, the Lotus Chapman Premium Customized Black Gold Legend series has also announced its price. Among them, the price of EVIJA FITTIPALDI Advanced Customized Edition starts at RMB 26.88 million; The high-end customization price of EMEYA TYPE79 starts at 1.3088 million yuan; ELETRE TYPE 79 is priced for high-end customization starting from 1.2388 million yuan; The high-end customization price of EMIRA TYPE79 starts at 1.1588 million yuan.
Lotus Group CEO Feng Qingfeng said, "Lotus is in a critical stage of accelerating globalization. With the continuous injection of global capital, we will establish closer connections with international partners and accelerate the expansion of global business."
According to official information, Lotus proposed the VISION80 ten-year revival plan in 2018 and has now entered the second half of its journey. In February of this year, Lotus, as the first car brand to be listed in the United States, officially landed on NASDAQ. With the gradual implementation of the product lineup of "3 sports cars+3 lifestyle vehicles", Lotus will accelerate the research and development of two new car models in the future.
According to data, Lotus currently has 215 retail stores worldwide and is expected to increase to 300 by 2024-2025; Lotus's electric intelligent lifestyle vehicles have started delivery in China, Europe, and the UK, and will also start delivery in 24 countries and regions in 2024. At the same time, Lotus has formed a layout in four major marketing regions: China, Europe/United Kingdom, United States, Asia Pacific/Middle East.
During the Beijing Auto Show, Lotus also announced a cooperation agreement with NIO. The two sides will cooperate in battery standards, charging and swapping technology, battery asset management and operation, charging and swapping service network construction and operation, research and customization of charging and swapping tram models, charging interconnection, and other aspects related to the charging and swapping industry.
As of now, Lotus has connected NIO to over 2000 charging stations nationwide, including 341 highway charging stations, covering nearly 300 cities.
According to Feng Qingfeng, the first owner of a new car purchased within 2024 can enjoy lifetime free flash charging rights, and enjoy unlimited number and amount of flash charging services at the Lotus flash charging station and the connected NIO supplementary network. At the same time, old owners of Lotus (limited to first owners) will directly increase the coverage of NIO charging stations, and the flash charging rights will be gradually upgraded to lifelong free before May 31, 2024 (specific upgrade time shall be subject to the notice of Lotus APP).