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DCX to redo SMART car before U.S. debut

Posted Jul 11th 2006 7:07AM by John Neff
Filed under: Spy Photos, Economy, Euro, Hatchbacks, SMART



The SMART car lineup has been trimmed from three models to just one after the cancellation of the forfour and roadster models. So the future profitability of the brand rests on the tiny fenders of the fortwo, which will be coming to the U.S. in 2008. WhatCar? is reporting that the tiny two-seater will be rehashed before it makes its American debut. As you can see from this rendering, the overall look may be largely unchanged, with the biggest difference being the new headlights and front fascia. WhatCar?, however, calls the next fortwo "all-new", so perhaps DaimlerChrysler will be substantially revamping the car inside and out in an effort to make it more appealing to U.S. tastes.  

[Source: WhatCar?

SMART forfour production ends - Mitsubishi and DaimlerChrysler part ways

Posted Jul 2nd 2006 11:36AM by John Neff
Filed under: Economy, Plants/Manufacturing, Daimler, Mitsubishi, SMART



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]

DaimlerChrysler wants Smart fourfour engines all to itself

Posted Apr 22nd 2006 7:06AM by Chris Paukert
Filed under: Economy, Plants/Manufacturing, Hatchbacks, Daimler, SMART

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 forfour production have led to the Federal Cartel Office application to take over 100 percent. The two companies are still going back-and-forth over remunerations as a result of the Smart's demise, as the agreement had been scheduled to run until 2010.

[Sources: MarketWatch; Smart]

SMART ForFour to be around no more?

Posted Mar 25th 2006 12:31PM by Chris Paukert
Filed under: Tuners, Trucks/Pickups, Euro, Plants/Manufacturing, Hatchbacks, SMART, Earnings/Financials

DaimlerChrysler has felled the axe on the SMART ForFour. The Netherlands-assembled four door built in conjunction with Mitsubishi Motors will go by the wayside as part of the brand's 1 billion Euro ($1.2B USD) restructuring effort.

The unusual-for-a-Saturday announcement heralding the demise of the ForFour means that a second model is exiting SMART showrooms (the SMART Roadster has just been sold to Project Kimber), leaving the original micro-sized ForTwo to soldier on alone.

DCX announced earlier this month that it expects to level Smart's serially-red balance sheets in 2007.

[Source: Reuters UK and SMART]

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