Caterham models

Who is Caterham?

Caterham is a British specialist carmaker best known for the Seven, a small, lightweight sports car with an open cabin and a deliberately simple approach to driving. The company took over the rights to build and develop the Seven from Lotus in 1973, carrying on a design rooted in Colin Chapman’s philosophy of keeping a car light and direct.

What models does Caterham make?

The Seven is the sole Caterham model in the EU registration figures for 2010–2025. It is the centre of the range: a compact two-seat sports car designed around the experience of driving, rather than the space and equipment expected of an everyday family car.

The name covers a long-running line of cars, not a succession of wholly separate model generations. The Seven appears throughout the years covered, with different versions offered over time.

How has the Seven changed over time?

The Seven in the figures spans 2010–2025. Its presence across that period reflects Caterham’s continuing development of the same basic idea: a lightweight, open sports car whose character comes from its direct, uncluttered layout. The figures do not identify individual engine or trim changes, so the broad story is one of continuity rather than a detailed account of each version.

Where are Caterham cars registered?

The market represented here is the European Union, using official registration figures. The Seven recorded 3,342 EU registrations between 2010 and 2025, making it Caterham’s largest model in that market over the period. The market figures presented here do not include the UK, France as a separate market, the USA or Canada.