Smart
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| Company type | Joint venture | ||||||
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| Industry | Automotive | ||||||
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| Headquarters | , China | ||||||
Key people | Tong Xiangbei (CEO) | ||||||
| Products | Electric vehicles | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 智马达汽车有限公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 智馬達汽車有限公司 | ||||||
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| Website | uk | ||||||
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smart is a brand of microcars and superminis based in Böblingen, Germany. It is a division of Daimler AG. The brand was started in 1994. The brand became a joint venture between Geely and Mercedes-Benz in 2019, launching the Smart #1 in 2022 and announcing the Smart #3 in 2023.
History
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The design concept for the marque's automobiles began at Mercedes-Benz in the early 1970s to late 1980s. After brief backing by Volkswagen, the first model was released by Daimler-Benz in October 1998. Several variants on the original design have been introduced, with the original being the "City Coupé" that would be renamed the "ForTwo".[5]
Current models
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| 2014–present | Smart Fortwo (C453)
Smart Fortwo Cabrio (A453) |
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| 2017–present | Smart EQ Fortwo
Smart EQ Fortwo Cabrio |
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| 2022–present | Smart #1 |  |
| '2023-present" | Smart #3 |  |
Historic models
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| 1998–2000 | Smart City-Coupé (C450) & City-Cabrio* (*from 2000) (A450) | 
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| 2002 | Smart Crossblade | 
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| 2001–2007 | Smart City-Coupé (C450) & City-Cabrio (renamed Fortwo in 2004) (A450) | 
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| 2001–2004 | Smart K (Japan only) | 
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| 2003–2005 | Smart Roadster Coupé (R452)
Smart Roadster Cabrio (C452) | 
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| 2004–2006 | Smart Forfour (W454) | 
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| 2007–2015 | Smart Fortwo (C451)
Smart Fortwo Cabrio (A451) | 
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| 2008–2016
(2008–2011 in limited trials[6]) | Smart Fortwo Electric Drive (formerly known as EV) (C453) | .jpg?lang=simple) |
| 2014–2019 | Smart Forfour (W453) |  |
| 2017–2022 | Smart EQ Forfour |  |
Concept models
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Management". smart Automobile. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ "Organisations". smart Automobile. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ "smart and PROTON sign MoA on regional partnership" (Press release). smart Automobile. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ "法律声明" [Legal notice] (in Chinese). smart Automobile. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ "Smart ForTwo Brochure 1998 NL - Veikl". Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ Nunez, Alex (2006-07-13). "News article". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ↑ "Smart Forstars: Vehículo eléctrico cien por cien cinéfilo". September 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Smart Concept #1 Arrives In Munich As Not-So-Small Electric Crossover". Motor1.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
Other websites
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