Auction of ZAP's First SMART Car on eBay Reopened

Bidding reopened on June 3 at 11:36:58 PM for the SMART car on E-bay.

SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 4 -- Bidding on the 60-MPG SMART car from Europe resumed after being halted for several hours Wednesday night and Thursday morning on online auction website eBay, said U.S. distributor ZAP.

Meanwhile, the June 3 issue of AutoWeek Magazine / ) talks about the partnership between direct- importer SMART-Automobile LLC and ZAP, which is setting up a dealer network for the gasoline car along with its electric cars, motorbikes, ATVs and other vehicles. The article noted modifications made to the cars to meet U.S. crash standards, having been tested from the front, side, rear and roof. SMART Auto plans to sell 15,000 SMART "fortwo" models a year and ZAP says this is the first time a safety-certified SMART is available in the United States.

AutoWeek says that last year 122,300 SMART Cars were sold in 30 countries worldwide. While ZAP has not initiated sales for the SMART car yet, news of the car coming to the U.S. has attracted many who have been waiting to buy them, some of them for years. Since last week, ZAP says 887 people have visited its website at www.zapworld.com to pick their favorite colors and put their name on a waiting list for sales information.

SMART-Automobiles LLC is an independent, privately-held company that oversees the direct importation and modification of automobiles to meet U.S. standards.

About ZAP

ZAP has been a leader in cleaner transportation technologies since 1994, delivering more than 85,000 vehicles to customers in more than 60 countries. A public company, ZAP is traded on the Over-the-Counter stock exchange under the symbol ZAPZ. The company offers a variety of advanced technology vehicles, including cars, bicycles, scooters, motorbikes, underwater scooters and more. For more information, visit http://www.zapworld.com/ or call +1-707-525-8658.