Daimler to sell Smart car in China next year
For Chinese car buyers interested in a Smart ForTwo, the real deal will finally be available. Daimler AG's head of sales and marketing, Klaus Maier, said yesterday that the city car will be available in China starting in the middle of 2009. For a while now, domestic manufacturers have been selling vehicles that look suspiciously similar to the ForTwo (some with a battery-powered drivetrain, see here and here). Daimler has apparently realized there's a market for the city car and Maier told journalists yesterday that, "I am happy to announce that Smart, the original micro compact car, is coming to China next year. If you've spent any time on the streets of Beijing, you know that it is the perfect place for creative solutions to urban mobility." Or uncreative ones, if you're not too concerned about intellectual property.
[Source: Reuters]
Ford's tiny Ka might come to America after all
Paris 2008: Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car
Confirmed: Lexus to build Prius-based hybrid
Paris 2008: Mazda Kiyora city car concept
Breaking: Senate passes PHEV legislation
Did a used EV1 really just sell for $465,000?
AutoblogGreen First Drive: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sedan
Production Chevy Volt photos leak out!
