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Retiring Saturn chief to take over SmartUSA sales and marketing

Saturn general manager Jill Lajdziak spent several months this summer and fall working closely with Roger Penske and his staff trying to iron out the details of a proposed purchase of the brand from General Motors. As we know, that deal fell apart when Renault's board of directors vetoed a deal to supply cars to a Penske-owned Saturn. When GM decided to shutter Saturn, Lajdziak announced that she would retire from General Motors at the end of this month. Apparently, in spite of the Saturn deal collapsing, Penske was impressed by Lajdziak and ... Read more →

smartUSA names Coulomb preferred charging station supplier Domenick Yoney

It may not have a starring role alongside the latest electrics from Renault at the Frankfort Motor Show this week like its bigger Better Place competitor, but Coulomb Technologies with its ...

smart USA president Dave Schembri on clunkers, upcoming electric smarts Sebastian Blanco

In the first year that smart fortwo's were available in the U.S., the company sold about 30,000 units. After that first heady period, though, sales dropped off dramatically. In June 2009, the ...

Detroit 2009: more details on the smart ed's 2010 US introduction Sebastian Blanco

The last time we talked to SmartUSA president David Schembri, the topic was all about the fortwo in the U.S., both electric drive and standard. During the hectic press preview days at this year's ...

ABG chats with SmartUSA president David Schembri about EVs, diesel, micro-hybrids and more Sam Abuelsamid

One of the newest cars to drop into the US market is the Smart ForTwo. A decade after its European debut, the two-seat city car finally arrived stateside after several abortive attempts by both its ...

SmartUSA has already accepted 12,600 deposits for the FourTwo 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We just shared with you earlier today a news item that SmartUSA will be trekking across the United States, coast to coast, to show off their new Smart FourTwo that will be available to U.S. consumers for the first time next year. Now, we get news that 12,600 deposits of $99 have already been placed ...

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