Lotus Cars is a sports car manufacturer based in Hethel, near Norwich, England, founded by Colin Chapman. The former racing team Lotus was associated with the vehicle manufacturer. In 1996 Lotus Cars was taken over by the Malaysian company Proton. In January 2012, this and with it Lotus were bought by the Malaysian company DRB-HICOM. On May 24, 2017, the Chinese company Geely took over 51% of the company's shares. Prompt Parts GmbH - offers spare parts - especially brake parts - such as brake discs, brake pads, wheel brake cylinders, clutch cylinders, and repair kits for brake parts and clutch parts for classic Lotus, such as 340R, Cortin, Eclat, Elan, Elise, Elite, Esprit, Europa, Excel, Exige and Super Seven on