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| Formerly | Seven Cars Limited (1974–1989)[1] |
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| Company type | Private limited company |
| Industry | Automobiles |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Graham Nearn |
| Headquarters | Dartford, England, UK |
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| Parent | Caterham Group |
| Website | caterhamcars |
Caterham Cars Ltd. is a British manufacturer of specialist lightweight sports cars established in Caterham, England, with their headquarters in Dartford, England. Their current model, the Caterham 7 (or Seven), originally launched in 1973, is a direct evolution of the Series 3 Lotus Seven designed by Colin Chapman. In the 1990s the company made the Caterham 21, a two-seater soft top alternative to the MG F and Lotus Elise, (which both sold many more units). A track-only car, the SP/300.R, a joint project with Lola was released for customer testing in 2010 and was scheduled for release in 2013.
Caterham was an independent company until their acquisition by Team Lotus in 2011, leading to the formation of Caterham Group.[2][3] In 2021, Caterham Cars was acquired by VT Holdings, Japanese importer for the Caterham Seven since 2009.[4]
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- ^ "Team Lotus purchase Caterham Cars". Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ Website. 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Team Lotus confirms Caterham takeover". AUSmotive.com. 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Page, Felix (6 April 2021). "Caterham acquired by Japanese firm VT Holdings". Autocar. Retrieved 7 June 2023.