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The rebooted Smart has added a second EV to its lineup.
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Smart #3 coupe-like crossover to debut at Shanghai auto show
The rebooted Smart is almost ready to reveal its second model.
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2023 Smart #1 crossover revealed: Rebooted Smart launches first salvo
Mercedes teamed up with Geely to develop a new family of electric Smart cars, starting with the #1.
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Rebooted Smart previews electric crossover due in 2022
Smart used the new mobility show in Munich, Germany, to preview the first of its next-generation vehicles.
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Ineos to build Grenadier in France after agreeing to purchase Smart plant
The new Land Rover Defender rival from Ineos will end up being built in France.
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2020 Smart Fortwo receives minor updates but says goodbye to US
While Smart may have just exited the U.S., in other markets an updated lineup has been introduced.
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While Smart may have just exited the U.S., in other markets an updated lineup will soon be introduced.
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China's BAIC acquires 5 percent of Daimler
By increasing its stake in Daimler, BAIC has cemented its position as a long-term partner of the German automaker.
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Smart to exit US after 2019
Smart cars will no longer be available in the United States after 2019 but the brand will live on elsewhere due to a new partnership with Geely.
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Future Smarts to be built in China in joint venture with Geely
Daimler and Geely will form a 50:50 joint venture in China to oversee development and production of future cars from Smart, the first of which are due in 2022.
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Smart Forease concept spawns a roof for Geneva auto show
Smart rolled out the Forease speedster concept last October to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the original Fortwo, as well as preview design elements bound for future models. For this week's 2019 Geneva International Motor Show, Smart rolled out the updated Forease+ concept...
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Smart previews future look with ForEase speedster concept
Smart this year is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the start of sales of the original ForTwo, and part of the celebrations included the unveiling of the ForEase concept on Tuesday at the 2018 Paris auto show. The ForEase is based on the battery-powered Smart EQ ForTwo Cabrio but has been...
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Mercedes-Benz on Friday announced plans to add production of a compact electric car at its plant in Hambach, France. The plant is the home of the Smart brand and has more than a decade of experience building electric cars, specifically Smart's EQ ForTwo and EQ ForFour (previously Electric Drive). The new model will be branded a Mercedes, marking the first time a vehicle wearing the three-pointed star will be sourced from France. It will also be branded an EQ, suggesting it could be a production version of the EQA compact electric hatchback concept Mercedes rolled out at the 2017 Frankfurt...
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First production EQ electric car is the Smart EQ ForTwo
In the lead up to this week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz said it was planning to present the first production electric car from its new EQ sub-brand for electrified cars. This got many thinking the automaker would reveal its EQC electric SUV, which is currently doing the...
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Geely buys 9.7 percent of Daimler in $9B deal
Having just acquired Terrafugia, Lotus, and a sizable stake in Proton, holding company Zhejiang Geely’s international buying spree doesn’t look to be slowing down yet. Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler on Saturday confirmed that Geely, which also owns Volvo and Lynk & Co., plus...
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Smart celebrates a decade in US with 10th Anniversary Edition ForTwo Electric Drive
Smart has been making news in the United States for more than a decade, but that's only because the quirky city car brand flirted with coming to the U.S. for years before it actually got here. Now, however, it's been a decade. To mark the occasion, Smart revealed the 10th Anniversary Edition ForTwo...
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Mercedes-Benz electrification plans: charting the changes
Mercedes-Benz is currently constructing a battery plant in Kamenz, Germany, the second of five such plants that will be in operation in three continents by the start of the next decade, including one in the United States. The U.S. plant will be constructed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at a cost of $1...
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Smart is the latest automaker to unveil a self-driving pod car
Daimler’s Smart brand will use next month’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show to preview its vision for personal transport of tomorrow. The preview is in the form of the Smart Vision EQ ForTwo concept, a fully self-driving electric pod car ideal for shared urban mobility. Some readers will...
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Mercedes-Benz’s Smart brand will use the upcoming 2017 Frankfurt auto show to preview its vision for personal transport of tomorrow. The preview will come in the form of a concept that Smart describes as a fully self-driving electric car ideal for shared urban mobility. That’s already a lot of ideas in one concept, but this Smart will also present connectivity technology. It’s all part of Smart’s—and Mercedes’—corporate strategy known as CASE, an acronym for Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric. These are the four main pillars that define the...
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2017 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive priced from $24,550
Smart was one of the first mainstream automakers to introduce an electric car when it launched the first ForTwo Electric Drive on the market late last decade. Smart is now launching a successor, which the company has confirmed will be priced from $24,550. That’s $1,200 lower than the previous...
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Smart to become electric car brand in US, Canada
Smart is about to become an electric car brand, at least as far as the United States and Canada are concerned. The head of the Smart and Mercedes-Benz brands in the U.S., Dietmar Exler, confirmed in a letter sent to dealerships on February 13 that Smart will no longer offer models with internal...
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2017 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive revealed
Smart was one of the first mainstream automakers to introduce an electric car when it launched its original ForTwo Electric Drive last decade. Now it’s become the first to offer a lineup of cars that offers the choice of internal combustion or electric power. That’s right. Smart has...
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Smart, Tesla bottom of pack for software glitches
In a new study, findings revealed that Smart and Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], which represent two very different ends of the automotive market, are both subject to the most complaints from consumers to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding defects in their software systems...
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Smart ForTwo gets more power thanks to Brabus
Smart used this week’s 2016 Beijing Auto Show to roll out some Brabus-enhanced versions of its ForTwo and ForFour minicars. We’re not talking about the simple appearance packages we saw earlier in the year—this time there’s more power plus some chassis mods. Before you get...
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