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smart USA sells fortwo number 20,000
When smart first decided to offer its diminutive fortwo in the United States, the automaker and Penske, the U.S. distributor, pegged a goal of 20,000 sales for its first year. That mark has come and gone, a full two months ahead of schedule. In early August, we heard that Penske had raised its sales expectations to somewhere between 24,000 and 27,500, a mark that shouldn't be hard to hit considering that over 7,000 units have been delivered in the last three months. This is the first year that the city car has been available in the States, but ... Read more →
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smart USA sells fortwo number 20,000 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
When smart first decided to offer its diminutive fortwo in the United States, the automaker and Penske, the U.S. distributor, pegged a goal of 20,000 sales for its first year. That mark has come and gone, a full two months ahead of schedule. In early August, we heard that Penske had raised its ...
NHTSA: Smart ForTwos could do better in a crash 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Even though the Smart ForTwo is a great looking and popular car, there's just not a lot of places for crash impact energy to go in a vehicle this small. This is part of the reason that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, when it announced crash test results for the ForTwo on ...
The Smarts are coming, the Smarts are coming! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
All you folks out there who plunked down $99 for a diminutive Smart ForTwo over the past year, might just want to keep a close eye on your mailbox in the coming days and weeks. We just got word from reader Randy in Oklahoma City the he got a notice from Smart USA that his ForTwo will be delivered ...
The Truth About Cars reviews the Smart ForTwo, says thumbs down 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
The Truth About Cars used to say the Smart ForTwo excels at just one thing: unmetered parallel parking. In their review of the new ForTwo, TTAC says the second-generation vehicle is "a great idea in theory, a laughable device in practice. " They detail their charges here. The main problems, TTAC ...
Smart builds "Smart House" in Venice Beach 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
As part of the promotions leading up to the US sales launch of the Smart ForTwo next January, the US distributor has converted a Venice Beach CA building into a Smart House. The interior of the Smart house is designed to evoke the lifestyles of the the primary purchasers of the Smart: young urban ...
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