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11 August 2023

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11 August 2023

Lotus claims ‘record’ first half

Production in China ramped up

Graeme Roberts August 10 2023

Lotus has claimed a "record breaking" first half of 2023 after production rose 381% to 2,200 Emiras for which there is a two year order backlog.

The Geely owned sportscar maker also claimed a backlog of 17,000 vehicles worldwide for the Eletre and Emira.

Eletre production in China ramped up in the first half with deliveries starting in China at the end of March with UK and European sales starting later this summer.  

The company opened 24 new outlets, taking the dealer count to 193.  

CEO Feng Qingfeng said: “We are firmly on track to becoming a global performance brand by 2028.”

A record full year was also expected.

AI is a key part of the digital revolution shaping the automotive sector

GlobalData estimates the total AI market will be worth $909 billion in 2030, having grown at a CAGR of 35% between 2022 and 2030. The automotive sector is undergoing a digital transformation fuelled by changing global supply-chain dynamics, tighter market competition, and rising inflation. AI is a key part of this digital revolution. Focus is directed toward driver assistance features for safety and hazard detection and greater automation of many vehicle processes and functions. Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), facial recognition, and motion tracking will be vital for developing incockpit safety features such as early driver fatigue detection. For the most part, the automotive sector will not play a significant role in creating and developing generative AI hardware or platforms. Instead, it will be a key driver for innovations in machine learning platforms and associated IoT hardware for autonomous driving and ADAS. This will also help to drive advances and greater scale-up of adoption of these AI technologies in adjacent sectors such as travel and tourism and construction.

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