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Re: British Cars in the USA Question

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Subject: Re: British Cars in the USA Question
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 13:20:44 -0500
>>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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