How many Lotus vehicles were sold in Australia in 1999?

See Lotus's sales history, top models, peak years and how it is tracking against the market.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Lotus vehicles sold
37
1999
Top model
Elise
32 sales
Peak year
2023
183 sales
Latest YTD vs prior
−73.5%
same period last year
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1999, Lotus recorded 37 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Lotus Elise was the leading model in this view, with 32 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 183 sales in 2023. That was 43.1% lower than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1999 · Lotus).

Sales by year: 1999 · Lotus

Year-by-year totals for 1999 · Lotus.
YearTotalvs prev
2026 YTD13−73.5%
202572−53.5%
2024155−15.3%
2023183+195.2%
202262−12.7%
202171+20.3%
202059+3.5%
201957+1.8%
201856−9.7%
201762+100.0%
201631−35.4%
201548−21.3%
201461−14.1%
201371+2.9%
201269+15.0%
201160+13.2%
201053−8.6%
200958−17.1%
200870−22.2%
200790+91.5%
200647−14.5%
200555−32.1%
200481+62.0%
200350+11.1%
200245+95.7%
200123+4.5%
200022−40.5%
199937−43.1%
199865−15.6%
199777+413.3%
199515+87.5%
19948+300.0%
19932−88.2%
199217+466.7%
19913—
Data Notice

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Purchase data

Top models: 1999 · Lotus

Best-selling vehicles for 1999 · Lotus, with each model's share of Lotus sales.
#VehicleSalesShare
1Lotus Elise
3286.5%
2Lotus Esprit
513.5%

Key notes: 1999 · Lotus

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Lotus total in 1999: 37
Top Lotus model: Elise (32)
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1999/lotus
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.