Lotus in urgent talks with business secretary but has ‘no plans’ to shut Norfolk factory

<p>Jonathan Reynolds contacted sportscar maker after it emerged it was considering moving production from UK to US</p><p>The UK business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, is holding urgent talks with the management of Lotus, as the British sportscar maker insisted that it had no intention of shutting its Norfolk factory.</p><p>The emergency meeting was understood to be under way on Sunday morning. Reynolds contacted Lotus bosses after it emerged that it was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/27/lotus-uk-production-jobs-carmaker-geely-norfolk">considering ending production of its sportscars in the UK</a> and moving it to the US – a move that would jeopardise 1,300 jobs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/29/lotus-in-urgent-talks-with-business-secretary-but-has-no-plans-to-shut-norfolk-factory">Continue reading...</a>