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> This is like saying we should ignore Tesla because the only car they sold in 2009 was a rip-off Lotus. No it's not like saying that. Lotus had a deal with Te
by adventured 3y ago
> This is like saying we should ignore Tesla because the only car they sold in 2009 was a rip-off Lotus.
No it's not like saying that. Lotus had a deal with Tesla.
https://www.tesla.com/blog/lotus-position https://www.tesla.com/blog/lotus-position
- cowboyscott 3y agoThat’s right, I didn’t mean to imply theft of any kind. I’m mostly pointing out that both companies sort of outsourced the body design (BYD in a more questionable way) as they figured out how to grow. Both companies were quite small production-wise in 2009 and are very different today.
- sudosysgen 3y agoBYD also had a deal with Mercedes, for a brand called Denza, in the following year.