New Car Sales Atlas Beta

How many Lotus Elan vehicles were sold in Australia in 1997?

See how many Lotus Elan vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
1997 ×Lotus ×Elan ×
Lotus Elans sold
2
1997
Peak year
1995
12 sales
Share of Lotus
2.6%
of all Lotus sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1997, Lotus Elan recorded 2 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 2.6% of Lotus's sales in 1997. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 12 sales in 1995.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1997 · Lotus · Elan).

Sales by year: 1997 · Lotus · Elan

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · Lotus · Elan.
YearTotalvs prev
19972−83.3%
199512—
Data Notice

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Purchase data

Lotus model context: Elan

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Lotus range for 1997.
Rank in Lotus#3
Elan sales2
Share of Lotus2.6%
1
Elise
6280.5%
2
Esprit
1316.9%
3
Elan
22.6%

Key notes: 1997 · Lotus · Elan

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1997: 2
Lotus total in 1997: 77
Model context uses Lotus range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1997/lotus/elan
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.