{
  "slug": "lotus",
  "month": "2026-04",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 11,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Mission & Purpose": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 11,
      "score": 50
    }
  },
  "company": "Lotus",
  "country": "China",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 58,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 2.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 19,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 22.2
    },
    {
      "rank": 22,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 11.1
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Lotus is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Automotive sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it appears in a moderate share of employer-related queries — ranking #22 out of 51 Automotive companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Lotus alongside Nio, BYD, and Geely when discussing Automotive employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Career Opportunities, Leadership and Mission & Purpose. Visibility gaps exist in Application Process, Candidate Communication and Candidate Feedback, where competitors tend to dominate the AI narrative.\n\nLotus's Visibility Score has risen from 2.6 to 11.1 across its last 3 measurements (since February 2026), climbing 36 places in the Automotive rankings. Over that period it has moved ahead of Alstom and Catl. It now trails Mercedes-Benz by 3.7 points.\n\nThis analysis is based on AI-generated responses from ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity. Data is refreshed regularly to reflect changes in AI employer perception.",
  "website": "lotus.com",
  "industry": "Automotive",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/lotus",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 18.2,
    "googleAi": 6.3,
    "perplexity": 0
  },
  "overallRank": 287,
  "industryRank": 22,
  "mentionCount": 3,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "nio",
      "company": "Nio",
      "visibilityScore": 74.1
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "slug": "byd",
      "company": "BYD",
      "visibilityScore": 55.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "slug": "geely",
      "company": "Geely",
      "visibilityScore": 51.9
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "saic-motor",
      "company": "Saic Motor",
      "visibilityScore": 51.9
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "slug": "bmw",
      "company": "BMW",
      "visibilityScore": 37
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [],
  "visibilityScore": 11.1,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1401,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 51,
  "methodology": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "url": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/api-docs/#methodology",
    "description": "Visibility Score (0-100) is the share of AI model × candidate-experience-theme combinations within an industry and country where the company was mentioned in AI-generated answers to candidate-style questions. Ranks are computed per industry and country; ties break by mention count, then company name. Responses from other assistants (e.g. Claude, DeepSeek) are collected for research but not included in index scoring.",
    "models": [
      "ChatGPT",
      "Google Gemini",
      "Perplexity"
    ]
  }
}