The end of June saw the end of production for the SMART forfour that was produced through a joint collaboration between Mitsubishi and DaimlerChrysler. The forfour was produced at Mitsusbishi's facility in the Netherlands where the Colt will continue to be made. An engine plant in Germany that was jointly operated by both companies will be handed over to DaimlerChrysler.
While SMART has information on the fortwo, forfour and Roadster on its website, the brand will be down to just one car, the fortwo, with the exit of the forfour. The Roadster Finale currently being sold is a special edition model to mark the end of that car's production run.
[Source: Mitsubishi]
New KITT Attack Mode revealed at Comic Con
London 2008: Honda OSM concept roadster says, "Cheerio!"
London 2008: Lotus unveils the Evora
2010 Chevy Camaro - Official Details and Images
2010 Chevy Camaro - LIVE from the reveal
In the Autoblog Garage: Aprilia RSV 1000 R
First Drive: Maserati Quattroporte S in Europe
First Drive: 2008 MINI Cooper S JCW
In the Autoblog Garage:2009 Nissan GT-R
North American Exclusive First Drive: Alfa MiTo
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Autonews @ Jul 2nd 2006 12:37PM
Amazing and sexy car!
Andy @ Jul 2nd 2006 2:08PM
Very cool! Will this have Garmin's GPS like other smart cars? Gotta have GPS
www.garmin.blogs.com
Lotti Kettle @ Jul 5th 2006 2:22AM
It seems extraordinary to me that a car with such a bold and modern design has had to stop production because of poor sales. Either Daimler-Chrysler have got their desired sales figures wrong (too high). Who would buy a 207, C3, Clio, Corsa or Fiesta, when something as fabulous as the smart forfour is placed in front of you? Such a shame! The forfour always induces a friendly smile when the relatively rare glimpse of one is made in here in London.
zafer goren @ Jul 11th 2006 6:03AM
I owe one. It's a great car! It's a stupudity of DC to cease the production of this car. Why does not DC sell smart brand, rather than stopping the stylish products?
Geoff @ Jul 11th 2006 5:43PM
I've had a for four for 2 months and it's just a great car, fun toi drive economical with plemty of oomph. It's such a shame that it's going out of production. There must be a marketing problem as no other car in it's calss can compare with. Come on keep it going
Devon @ Jul 12th 2006 12:40PM
I wish Smart had kept the Forfour going and sold it here in the U.S. with gas prices shooting up to almost 4 dollars a gallon people would love to have a car that saves almost 45mpg. It's a shame a very great looking car has to cease production like that. When Smart could've stolen sales from them ugly Scions and Kia Rios. Smart put the Forfour back in production you'd sale millions here in the U.S.
Devon @ Jul 12th 2006 12:44PM
I wish smart had kept the Forfour going and sold it here in the U.S. with gas prices shooting up to almost 4 dollars a gallon people would love to have a car that saves almost 45mpg. It's a shame a very great looking car has to cease production like that. When Smart could've stolen sales from them ugly Scions and Kia Rios. Smart put the Forfour back in production you'd sale millions here in the U.S. alone. If Mexico can get one why can't we have one?
Josh @ Jul 19th 2006 4:01PM
#2 Very cool! Will this have Garmin's GPS like other smart cars? Gotta have GPS
DID YOU READ IT THERE NOT MAKING IT ANYMORE (I would want one though)
Mike @ Aug 6th 2006 5:17AM
Now that production has stopped the value of our two year old forfour is minimal even from a Smart Dealer. As the vehicle will be out of warranty very soon it is time to offload the vehicle as rapidly as possible for the best possible deal but it will be a big financial loss...thank you daimler chrysler!