>>Actually Kia in Korea. The Elan from a few years back is about to make a
>>reappearance in the US as a Kia. (R&T April 98)
>
>It's true that Kia has the rights to build the Elan, but I'm fairly sure
>that they don't own Lotus.
>
>
>Philip Raby
>Editor, MG World
>PO Box 163, Bicester OX6 3YS, UK
>Tel: 01869 340061 Fax: 01869 340063 Mobile 0467 767361
>www.chp.ltd.uk
Philip,
According to R&T Proton owns Lotus and sold the rights to Kia to build
and sell the Elan, w/o the original Isuzu engine and tranny. They
probably cannot use the Elan name however. So I suppose I'll have to give
this round to you. ;-(
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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