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Malaysia’s state-owned investment firm Khazanah has sold its stake in car maker Proton (who in turn own Lotus) in one Malaysia’s auto sectors biggest ever deals.

Khazanah offloaded its 42.7% stake in for £269m to DRB-Hicom which is owned by billionaire Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary. Bukhary will now have to make a mandatory offer for the remaining shares.

It’s a deal that makes sense for DRB as they already assemble vehicles for Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz. In a statement, Khazanah said. “DRB-Hicom’s proposal also demonstrated the company’s extensive involvement in the automotive sector and its network of strategic partnerships, both local and international”

“DRB-Hicom’s proposed strategy and business plan provides an effective platform to enhance Proton’s sustainability and meet its long-term growth needs.”

However while this is a good thing for Proton and DRB, the future of Lotus is unclear. Lotus hasn’t made a profit since Proton acquired it in 1996, and DRB might simply see the British sports car manufacturer as a minus figure on the company’s balance sheet.

In fact, Two Kuala Lumpur investment analysts, Gan Eng Peng of HwangDBS Investment and Alexander Chia of RHB Capital, feel that the new owner should dump Lotus as soon as possible

“Proton and Lotus are not a good fit,” Gan said in an interview with Bloomberg. “They are in different market segments, both in terms of geography and product.”

Do the new owners have the stomach for what is likely to be a £500m investment to carry out Dany Bahar’s exciting marketing plan?

All this means that Lotus itself might be up for sale soon, if it is we can only hope there’s someone out there with the energy, vision and deep pockets required to keep Colin Chapman’s shining star burning brightly. The world needs Lotus, less weight, more speed please.

Oh and without wishing to start a rumour, does this not leave the way open for the new kid on the block to put another twist on the Lotus story? Tony Fernandes bought Caterham and the name for his F1 team, does he want Lotus cars too? who knows, Loftus road might become Lotus road

Go on Tony… it’ll be a blast!

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