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The Lightyear 0 is no more, alas.
The production of the Lightyear 0 fell under the responsibilities of Atlas Technologies B.V, which with 750 of the 780 employees of the whole Lightyear consortium was the main part of the group.

Lightyear wants to continue with the development of the Lightyear 2, but the curator of Atlas says the Lightyear 2 is part of the inventory and all of Lightyear as a company will go down with Atlas.

The curator is in talks with companies to take over part or all of Lightyear. Maybe one of them chooses to continue the project.

A prime candidate is VDL.
VDL produces buses, both ICE and electric, and cars for BMW. VDL took over the old DAF/Volvo factory and has produced cars like the Mitsubishi Carisma and Smart Forfour in the past.

As BMW is to take production away, it was widely expected that VDL would partner with Lightyear to produce the Lightyear 1, and it was a surprise to many that Lightyear went with Valmet in Finland instead.

VDL may now get to build the Lightyear cars after all, but this time entirely on their own terms. Maybe it is just what they have been waiting for.

It is all speculation as right now nobody will tell if VDL wants this, at least not before the bankruptcy is settled.