Who Owns Lotus Cars?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Lotus Cars. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Lotus Cars
Lotus Cars is a British multinational manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric vehicles, founded in 1952 and headquartered in Hethel, Norfolk, England, with a lineup that includes the Emira sports car and all‑electric Eletre, Emeya and Evija models.
Starts at $99,900 / vehicle
Lotus Technology Inc.
Lotus Technology Inc. is a publicly traded automotive company that designs, manufactures, and sells luxury battery electric vehicles and distributes Lotus sports cars under the Lotus brand worldwide.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is a privately held Chinese multinational automotive and mobility technology conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou that owns brands including Geely Auto, Volvo Cars, Polestar, and Lotus.
Lotus Cars
Lotus Cars is a British multinational manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric vehicles, founded in 1952 and headquartered in Hethel, Norfolk, England, with a lineup that includes the Emira sports car and all‑electric Eletre, Emeya and Evija models.
Starts at $99,900 / vehicle
Lotus Technology Inc.
Lotus Technology Inc. is a publicly traded automotive company that designs, manufactures, and sells luxury battery electric vehicles and distributes Lotus sports cars under the Lotus brand worldwide.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is a privately held Chinese multinational automotive and mobility technology conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou that owns brands including Geely Auto, Volvo Cars, Polestar, and Lotus.
Major Shareholders
Lotus Cars
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Lotus Group International Limited UK Companies House identifies Lotus Group International Limited as the sole person with significant control of Lotus Cars Limited, holding at least 75% of the shares and voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors. Lotus Group International Limited is a UK private company that acts as the immediate parent of Lotus’s UK automotive operations and is itself majority‑controlled by Eric (Shufu) Li, chairman of Geely, according to its own PSC filings and group-structure disclosures. | Corporate | — | Jun 2025 |
Lotus Technology Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lotus Advanced Technology Limited Partnership Cayman/BVI investment holding partnership affiliated with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and controlled by its founder Eric Li (Li Shufu). A Schedule 13G filed in November 2024 reports that it beneficially owns about 51% of Lotus Technology’s ordinary shares as of September 30, 2024, largely through entities such as Lotus Technology International Investment Limited, Lotus Group International Limited, Northpole GLY 3 LP and Geely Investment Holding Ltd.; this majority block makes Lotus Technology a Nasdaq “controlled company” with over 50% of voting power held by Li Shufu. | Corporate | 51.0% | 51.0% | Sep 2024 |
Etika Automotive Sdn Bhd Malaysian automotive investment company ultimately controlled by the AlBukhary group. A Schedule 13G filed on November 8, 2024 shows Etika holding approximately 156 million Lotus Technology ordinary shares, representing about 23% of the class as of September 30, 2024; media and analytics services sometimes attribute this stake at the AlBukhary parent level (AlBukhary Corporation Sdn Bhd). | Corporate | 23.0% | 23.0% | Sep 2024 |
ATW Master Fund V LP & affiliated ATW entities Group including JAK Opportunities XXV LLC, ATW Master Fund V LP, ATW Partners Opportunities Management, LLC and related principals. Their Schedule 13G filed October 3, 2025 reports beneficial ownership of 75,327,923 Lotus Technology ADSs (ordinary shares) as of August 19, 2025—about 9.9% of the outstanding class—acquirable via Lotus Technology’s August 2025 convertible notes financing and subject to a 9.99% beneficial ownership cap. | Institutional | 9.9% | 9.9% | Aug 2025 |
Hubei Changjiang Jingkai Automobile Industry Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) Chinese industrial investment fund associated with the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone; it invested in Lotus via a 2021 convertible note agreement with Wuhan Lotus Technology Co., Ltd. and later appears among “legacy” shareholders in Lotus Technology’s F‑1/424B3 materials. Third‑party ownership data compiled from company filings shows it holding about 44,997,886 shares, or roughly 6.65% of Lotus Technology, as of April 28, 2025; some services also show an equivalent block under its manager Wuhan Jingkai Industry Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd., so that reported 6.65% stake may not be additive between the two entities. | Institutional | 6.7% | 6.7% | Apr 2025 |
HongShan (formerly Sequoia Capital China) Venture capital investor. Ownership databases drawing on Lotus Technology disclosures and SEC data indicate HongShan holds about 4.83 million Lotus Technology shares—approximately 0.71% of outstanding shares—as of September 30, 2025, making it one of the larger but still sub‑5% minority shareholders. | Institutional | 0.7% | 0.7% | Sep 2025 |
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Li Shufu (李书福) Founder, chairman, and controlling shareholder of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Chinese corporate registry and 2024–2025 filings show Li Shufu holding approximately 82.23% of the registered capital of 浙江吉利控股集团有限公司. | Founder | 82.2% | Dec 2025 |
Ningbo Yima Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) (宁波翊马企业管理合伙企业（有限合伙)) Limited partnership investor in Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Chinese corporate-credit databases and the company’s 2024 half-year financial statement disclose Ningbo Yima holding about 9.71% of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group’s registered capital. | Corporate | 9.7% | Dec 2025 |
Li Xingxing (李星星) Individual shareholder of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, commonly identified as a member of the founding family’s leadership in earlier Geely businesses. Registry and financial-statement disclosures show Li Xingxing holding roughly 8.06% of the company’s registered capital following the 2021 capital increase. | Individual | 8.1% | Dec 2025 |
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