SMART cars for the US?
Today, Klaus Meier, head of sales of the Mercedes
car group, made clear that Mercedes hasn't ruled out the option to sell their
popular smart cars in the US. According to Reuters, Meier said that there would be a market
for the two-seat model in the US. Smart is a joint venture of Mercedes and Swiss
watch manufacturer SWATCH. The name stands for SWATCH Mercedes
ART.
Smart Cars are very popular in larger cities in Europe where gas prices and parking became an issue. With their more than 50 MPG and top speeds of over 90 MpH, smart cars offer are often used as commuter and city cars. The model (fortwo coupe) shown above, sells for approximately $19000 in Europe. It is unclear if Mercedes would offer similar pricing in the US.
More about the smart car: Watch "The Da Vinci Code", which will open on May 19th worldwide.
Smart Cars are very popular in larger cities in Europe where gas prices and parking became an issue. With their more than 50 MPG and top speeds of over 90 MpH, smart cars offer are often used as commuter and city cars. The model (fortwo coupe) shown above, sells for approximately $19000 in Europe. It is unclear if Mercedes would offer similar pricing in the US.
More about the smart car: Watch "The Da Vinci Code", which will open on May 19th worldwide.
Posted: Mon - May 1, 2006 at 06:49 PM |
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