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smart fortwo edition MOSCOT: Special edition smart fortwo cabrio with cult appeal

smart fortwo edition MOSCOT: Special edition smart fortwo cabrio with cult appeal

MILAN/GENEVA -- March 2, 2015: smart and MOSCOT invite fans to "Keep moving–stay original!," with the introduction of the new black and yellow "smart fortwo edition MOSCOT”. It will be produced in a limited run of 100 units. Also new are “The LEMTOSH smart" eyeglasses in coordinating colours, and “T ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Starts 2015 with Record Sales

Mercedes-Benz Starts 2015 with Record Sales

Best start of the year in the company's history for Mercedes-Benz with 125,865 vehicles sold in January (+13.6%) Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales: "We have started the 'year of the SUVs' at Mercedes-Benz with a sales increase of 37% ... Continue reading

smart fortwo Now available for Ordering with Twinamic Dual Clutch Transmission: Hands-on or Automatic Gear Shifting

smart fortwo Now available for Ordering with Twinamic Dual Clutch Transmission: Hands-on or Automatic Gear Shifting

As the first model of the new smart generation, the smart fortwo rated at 52 kW/71 hp is now available for ordering with the twinamic dual clutch transmission. This enables gear shifting to be carried out either fully automatically or manually. Manual shifting is possible using the selector lever in a separate gate or ... Continue reading

IIHS 2015 Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

IIHS 2015 Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

afety gains ground: More vehicles earn top honors from IIHS The number of vehicles earning either of the Institute's two awards has jumped to 71 from 39 this time last year, giving consumers more choices for optimum protection in crashes. The number of winners in the top tier — Top Safety Pick+ — has increase ... Continue reading

50,000 Fans Celebrate Five years of smart in China: Big Success for the Small City Car in the Middle Kingdom

50,000 Fans Celebrate Five years of smart in China: Big Success for the Small City Car in the Middle Kingdom

STUTTGART/SHANGHAI – December 16, 2014: Five years after market launch, smart has firmly established itself in China as a trendsetter and pacesetter for urban mobility. After Germany, the Middle Kingdom is now the second biggest market for the innovative two-seater. This success was celebrated at the end of “ ... Continue reading

Yet More Urban Joy: New smart Family Set to Grow to Six Versions

Yet More Urban Joy: New smart Family Set to Grow to Six Versions

A whole new family of six smart versions in the space of a few weeks. With the 45 kW entry-level variants of the smart fortwo and smart forfour and the 66 kW top-of-the-range engine version also on board the forfour, in future there will be a choice of six different smart versions. The new smart models will be availabl ... Continue reading

New smart fortwo and forfour Heading to the UK Early in 2015 from £11,125 OTR

New smart fortwo and forfour Heading to the UK Early in 2015 from £11,125 OTR

More economical engines returning up to 68.9 mpg and CO2 emissions as low as 93 g/km Higher levels of standard specification and three new model lines; passion, prime and proxy Packed with safety features and new technology Compact dimensions, with benchmark turning circles for both, yet plenty of interior space The ne ... Continue reading

AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales

AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales

U.S. Market sales by brand; AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales ... Continue reading

Celebrating 20 Years of History: smart Hambach Plant Writes Next Chapter of its Success Story

Celebrating 20 Years of History: smart Hambach Plant Writes Next Chapter of its Success Story

Highly efficient assembly and logistics processes and suppliers directly located on the plant's premises as system partners: the smart plant in Hambach, France, has stood for the success story of an innovative, particularly lean production concept since the decision was made in 1994 to build the plant. In its domain, i ... Continue reading

AAA-University of Utah Study - Unsafe Driving Distractions Caused By Many Hands-free Systems

AAA-University of Utah Study - Unsafe Driving Distractions Caused By Many Hands-free Systems

inShare1 AAA Urges Manufacturers to Focus on Accuracy and Usability to Reduce Cognitive Distraction WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 7, 2014) – With three out of four drivers believing that hands-free technology is safe to use, Americans may be surprised to learn that these popular new vehicle features may actually increase ... Continue reading

The New smart Generation: Prices Start at Less Than €11,000

The New smart Generation: Prices Start at Less Than €11,000

Just two weeks after the big world premiere in Berlin and parallel to the smart roadshow with stops in 15 European cities, sales of the new smart generation are now starting. At €10,895 the fortwo has the same price tag as its predecessor, whilst prices for the smart forfour start at €11,555 – in each ca ... Continue reading

smart times 2014 in Cascais: 2,380 smart Fans Celebrate in the Portuguese Sun

smart times 2014 in Cascais: 2,380 smart Fans Celebrate in the Portuguese Sun

From 17 to 19 July 2014 2,380 smart fans from 31 countries gathered on the beach in Portugal to celebrate the largest international smart event worldwide. The heart of the town of Cascais wasn't just the venue for numerous smart programme items from test drives to the smart parade – it was also the starting point ... Continue reading

Great Sounds for the New smart

Great Sounds for the New smart

New smart fortwo and smart forfour feature customized JBL audio by HARMAN HARMAN, the premium global audio and infotainment group , announces the world premiere of JBL sound in the new smart fortwo and smart forfour cars. This is the first time HARMAN has provided in-vehicle audio for smart, a Daimler Group company, an ... Continue reading

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