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Smart ForTwo Celebrates 10th Birthday
The miniscule Smart ForTwo is celebrating its 10th birthday this month as the first model rolled off Daimler’s assembly line in Hambach, France on July 2, 1998. The Smart ForTwo began as the brainchild of Swatch CEO Nicolas Hayek who joined forces with Mercedes-Benz in 1994 creating the Micro Compact Car AG. However, the joint venture experienced heavy losses and dispute which caused Swatch to pull out. In 2007, Smart introduced the second generation ForTwo that like its predecessor is offered in Coupe and Cabriolet forms. Since the beginning of 2008, the ForTwo is available for the first time in the U.S. and starting from mid 2009 it will also be sold in China. Over 150,000 customers have purchased a second-generation Fortwo since the model was introduced in March 2007. All in all, more than 900,000 ForTwos have been sold since the two-seater mini car was launched in 1998. Smart’s future plans for the ForTwo include the introduction of an electric drive version equipped with lithium-ion batteries in 2010.
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Car Spotting: Mini-brabus Smart With Slr-like Nose
For a great number of reasons and after the initial enthusiasm wore off, the Smart Fortwo never really picked up momentum in North America. Nevertheless, the Lilliputian model that began life as the brainchild of the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of...
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Smart Brings Some Color To Fortwo With New Nightorange Limited Edition
Over the years, Daimler's Smart unit has introduced many limited edition models of its Fortwo micro car such as the 'Three', 'Hello Kitty' and 'GB-10'. This time around, Smart has presented a more sporty looking special edition...
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Smart Delivers 100,000th Second Generation Fortwo
Since the introduction of the second generation Fortwo at the end of March 2007, Smart has sold 100,000 units of its minicar. On March 31, 2008, Smart Ulrich Kowalewski, director of the Mercedes-Benz Center Munich handed over the 100,000th second-generation...
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2007 Smart Fortwo Official Pics
The first official pics of the 2007 Smart Fortwo mini car found their way in the net today, a couple of day's before the actual presentation (to be exact, on Thursday 9th of November). The second generation Fortwo will be the first Smart to be offered...
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2007 Smart Fortwo To Be Unveiled This Year But Not At Paris
Smart came out with a rather odd press release informing us that although it's new 2007 Smart Fortwo will be unveiled this year, it's world premier will not take place at this week's Paris Motor Show, but, "at a location outside of the trade...
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