Smart will be an electric-only brand worldwide by 2020

[Huronlad 186]

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Smart will become a completely electric car brand by 2020, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said early April, with the automaker’s European-market cars joining North America’s in dropping internal combustion engines.

 

http://driving.ca/smart/auto-news/news/smart-will-be-an-electric-only-brand-worldwide-by-2020

[MikeT 744]

I wonder what is becoming of the Twingo.  Maybe they'll still make it...it's a lot better looking than the smart anyway.

[Huronlad 186]

IIRC there was a European article that stated there would be a new Twingo in 2020 or 2021 and that MB and Renault would share development of it and the smart variants.

 

 

[MikeT 744]

That's very encouraging if it's true, because the volume is likely going to plummet by 80% when they become electric only, so I had been skeptical that there would be enough volume on a low priced car to make a business case for a next generation.