Lotus signs deal with iconic French counterpart
Norfolk based car maker Lotus has announced that it is teaming up with Groupe Renault to study what both companies are calling 'areas of cooperation'.
Groupe Renault owns the prestigious Alpine brand and it is understood that design teams from the two sides will work together on the joint development of a new electric sports car.
Phil Popham, the CEO of Lotus, said the announcement marks the first step of what is set to be a 'hugely rewarding collaboration'.
Lotus is already developing an electric hypercar car, the Evija. The company hopes to produce 2,000 of the vehicles making it the most powerful production series road car in the world.