Straight from the company.
Take a look at this photo. What do you see there? Right? Two Lotus cars. Motoring journalists know that if we don’t know how to pluralize a model or brand of car, we add a unit to the equation. This prevents us from being politically incorrect. I used the word “vehicle” in this example. It was then pluralized by adding the letter “s”, of course. This is not true for all brands like Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen. You can simply add the’s’ to make it simple – Toyotas and Hondas as well as Volkswagens. As you can see from the headline, Lotus falls under the not-so-sure category of brand names. This makes it a bit difficult to refer to multiple examples of Lotus’ cars.
Lotus provided an answer to the burning question via a tweet. You can see it below. The debate is over in seven words. “The plural of Lotus is Lotus.” That’s it. Now we can sleep peacefully tonight. This may sound absurd to some people, or it may be a good idea for others. Who are we to judge? Let’s take it. The plural form Lotus is Lotus, not Loti, or Lotuses.
This isn’t the first time there has been a discussion about plural forms of car brands. Lexus is also subject to the same fate. It actually has the same plural as Lotus, five Lexus and not Lexi or Lexuses. We can also go back to our normal routine: Five Lotus cars, five Lexus cars. Ah, that’s better. What have we learned today? Don’t let us make it difficult for you if you’re thinking of starting your own auto company. Do you want to be a good friend?