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    Report: Swatch founder and Smart Car inventor Nicolas Hayek dead at age 82
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    Nicholas Hayek passed away on Monday, June 28
    The man responsible for the Smart Car has reportedly passed away at the age of 82 of heart failure. Nicholas Hayek was a savvy businessman who wanted to apply the success he had experienced in the watchmaking world to car universe. Hayek brought ...

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    DaimlerChrysler wants Smart fourfour engines all to itself
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    DaimlerChrysler intends to take full ownership of the joint-venture plant with Mitsubishi that produces engines for the Smart forfour and the Mitsubishi Colt. As it stands, ownership of the eastern Germany facility is a 50-50 split between DCX and Mitsubishi, but it is likely that plans to stop ...

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