Which country is the Lotus car brand from?
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Lotus Cars is a world-renowned sports car and racing car manufacturer headquartered in Hethel, Norfolk, England. Representative models of Lotus Cars include: Elise, Exige, Evora, Evija, Emira. Key milestones in the development of Lotus Cars are as follows: 1948 -- Lotus Cars was founded. The founder was Anthony Bruce Colin Chapman. 1996 -- Malaysian automaker Proton Group announced the acquisition of shares in Lotus Cars Group. June 2011 -- The Lotus Cars brand officially entered the Chinese market and released its official Chinese name "Lotus". June 23, 2017 -- Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a final agreement with Malaysian DRB-HICOM Group to acquire 49.9% of the shares in Proton (PROTON) and 51% of the shares in Lotus Group from DRB-HICOM.