News By Topic: Smart

smart CEO: There is Strong Demand For Our fortwo Model

May 5, 2008

FRANKFURT, May 4, 2008; Nicola Leske writing for Reuters reported that Daimler's minicar division Smart has increased sales by 80 percent since the launch of its second generation ForTwo model in April 2007, its division head told a German daily. "April has gone exceptionally well," Anders Jensen told Stuttgarter Zeitu ... Continue reading

Daimler AG Reports 22,954 Unit Sales for U.S. Passenger Vehicles for April 2008

May 1, 2008

- Mercedes-Benz USA Records April Sales of 20,271 - smart USA Records 2,683 Sales in April NEW YORK, May 1 -- Daimler AG (stock exchange abbreviation DAI) today reported total group sales (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 22,954 passenger vehicles in the U.S. for April 2008. All sales figures in this release are on ... Continue reading

World's only stretch Smart car unveiled by Carbonyte UK

Apr 11, 2008

Carbonyte UK, creator of the world's first Ferrari "limousine" has unveiled its latest canny conversion - the world's only stretched Smart Car, the Carbonyte Smaaart. ... Continue reading

Smart car aces US crash test despite door opening

Apr 4, 2008

FRANKFURT, April 4, 2008; Michael Shields writing for Reuters reported that Daimler AG's new Smart minicar got top marks for handling side crashes in a U.S. government crash test, even though the driver's door opened during the simulation, the U.S. agency said. The German automaker put the two-door Smart ForTwo model o ... Continue reading

smart Delivers 100,000th Unit All-new fortwo

Apr 3, 2008

Stuttgart April 2, 2008; The smart fortwo continues its string of successes. Since the end of March 2007, the new model of the innovative two-seater has been purchased by a total of 100,000 customers, representing a sales increase of more than 80 percent. Yesterday afternoon, Ulrich Kowalewski, director of the Mercedes ... Continue reading

Daimler AG Reports 22,542 Unit Sales for U.S. Passenger Vehicles for March 2008

Apr 1, 2008

* Mercedes-Benz USA Records Highest First Quarter Sales * smart fortwo Sales Continue to Increase NEW YORK, April 1, 2008 -- Daimler AG today reported total group sales (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 22,542 passenger vehicles in the U.S. for March 2008. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basi ... Continue reading

Smart Aznom Tender to Track Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

Mar 18, 2008

The new born is Aznom Smart Tender to Track. Thanks to the exclusive right to use the brand "Autodromo Nazionale di Monza" , we could create 10 limited editions of a sportive and charming Smart, in pure Aznom style. ... Continue reading

CarSponsorships.com Partners With Sun Automobile

Feb 29, 2008

We at CarSponsorships.com pride ourselves on giving our clients the best products that are available on the market. With our staff working daily adding new Sponsor companies, we are glad to bring on another company for our clients to jump on board with. The latest addition to the CarSponsorships.com family is SUN AUTOM ... Continue reading

ZAP to Take Daimler Smart Car Lawsuit to California Supreme Court

Feb 26, 2008

LOS ANGELES--Electric car maker ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP) filed a lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler, Smart Car and various officials on October 28, 2005, alleging severe misconduct attempting to destroy ZAP's business model to bring the affordable and environmentally friendly smart fortwo to the US public. Following a procedural ... Continue reading

Smart ForTwo Ventures into the Red States

Feb 22, 2008

Washington DC February 22, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that the gas-sipping Smart ForTwo is surprising industry insiders by gaining popularity in some unexpected places not known for their green cred. "People like to leave their SUVs at home and use the ForTwo to run errands around town," Kristin Gracey, sales ... Continue reading

Did You Miss the Detroit or LA Auto Shows? Experience Them Here! - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE

Feb 18, 2008

Even if you were in Detroit last week, the schedule was so hectic that chances are you would have missed something. And you may have missed some of the best. But don't worry, because we have it all on TheAutoChannel.com. In addition to photos, press releases and stories-from-the-floor, we have more than 40 videos....in ... Continue reading

“Öko-Trend” Awards the Smart fortwo MHD the Environmental Certificate for Cars

Feb 11, 2008

The German “Öko-Trend” environmental research institute has awarded its environmental certificate for cars to the smart fortwo micro hybrid drive (mhd). In extensive analyses by experts from the Wuppertal-based independent institute the smart fortwo mhd scored top marks for all environment-related criteria ... Continue reading

Going to the 2008 Chicago Auto Show? Make The Auto Channel Your First Stop! - VIDEO GALORE

Feb 8, 2008

Each year, it seems like the Chicago Auto Show gets better and better, and more important - in terms of a national stage. This year's exposition is right on target, and because of all the new vehicles (and concepts) that utilize alternative fuels or propulsion systems, if you haven't been to the show for a couple of ye ... Continue reading

First Shipment of smart fortwo Cars Roll Into Puget Sound

Feb 5, 2008

Low-Priced, Environmentally-Friendly Cars Get 40-Miles-Per-Gallon, Can Fit in Parking Spots Sideways SEATTLE -- One of the most-important and talked about cars in history has officially arrived in the Puget Sound and folks who were smart enough to get in line first can't wait to pick them up and show them off. Media ar ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA 2008 Best January Sales Ever

Feb 1, 2008

MBUSA Sells 18,275 Units, an Increase of 7.1 Percent Over Last January MONTVALE, N.J., Feb. 1 -- Coming off its fourteenth year of consecutive sales growth, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported sales of 18,275 new vehicles for January 2008, up 7.1 percent from last January, marking the best January sales in the com ... Continue reading