The new smart forvision will be shown at the 2011 International Motor Show in Frankfurt and with its features like carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy resin, solar cells and infrared-reflective heat shield, it really sounds like the future is here. The car, which is a ‘joint vision’ between BASF and smart, was “developed a holistic concept for
By: MBWorld.org Editors | September 6, 2011
Car2go, a car sharing company owned by Daimler, is launching additional U.S. operations before the end of the year. Already operating in Europe and Vancoucer, Canada, Car2go will be made available in San Diego, which is positioning itself as the U.S.’s EV capital. The service will make available 300 electric Smart cars after an apparently
By: MBWorld.org Editors | July 15, 2011
By: IBxAnders | July 6, 2011
car2go launched in the first city with more than a million inhabitants. car2go is starting operations in Hamburg with 300 new “car2go edition” smart fortwo. The operator is car2go Hamburg GmbH, a joint venture between the Daimler subsidiary car2go GmbH and Europcar Autovermietung GmbH. The initial area of operation will cover the 65 square kilometres
By: BenzInsider.com | April 13, 2011
People love adding their own personalized touch on the things they own–from custom laptop and phone skins to the stickers and posters on their bedroom walls, it’s all about self-expression. Now, prospective smart fortwo owners will also get that degree of customization thanks to the smart foryou program that should help make that already-unique car
By: MBWorld.org Editors | February 23, 2011
While there are a bunch of projects in the works that will showcase the partnership between Mercedes-Benz and Nissan, it looks like the smart brand won’t have anything to do with the Japanese automobile manufacturer. According to a report by Automotive News, the smart/Nissan collaboration is off–meaning the two companies will scrap the planned four-door
By: MBWorld.org Editors | February 17, 2011
Mercedes-Benz USA and Penske Automotive Group, the world’s second largest automotive dealer, are currently negotiating an agreement that would move the distribution, sales and marketing smart USA to MB USA. This agreement is expected to be completed by the time the second quarter of 2011 ends. The move is in line with the smart brand’s
By: MBWorld.org Editors | February 15, 2011
