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Minicar mania: Renault, PSA, Toyota debut key new entries at Geneva show

March 4, 2014 06:15 CET

Sales in the European minicar segment, the region's third-largest after subcompacts and compacts, are forecast to rise by nearly 20 percent in the next three years as automakers reveal a host of new models.... Read More »

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High costs likely to keep Smart's 4-seater from U.S.

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 18, 2014

U.S. dealers aren't likely to get the new Smart ForFour four-seat car that goes on sale in Europe this year. Although executives said a decision hasn't been made, the car has not been homologated for the United States, Smart boss Annette Winkler said here at the auto show.... Read More »

High costs likely to keep Smart's 4-seater from U.S.

Jan. 18, 2014 06:01 CET

U.S. dealers aren't likely to get the new Smart ForFour four-seat car that goes on sale in Europe this year.... Read More »

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Daimler, Renault, VW and Fiat cars on list of European industry's biggest money losers

Jan. 13, 2014 06:01 CET

Automakers from Fiat to Volkswagen and Daimler to Renault lost a combined 20 billion euros developing and selling models ranked in a top 10 list of the European auto industry's most “catastrophic” failures of the past 15 years.... Read More »

Fiat takes aim at Daimler to win car-sharing customers in Italy

Dec. 17, 2013 06:01 CET

Fiat will support the Enjoy car-sharing service with a fleet of its top-selling four-seat 500 minicar, which will be offered to users at a lower price than the two-seat Smart ForTwos from Daimler's Car2Go program.... Read More »

Smart will unveil new ForTwo, ForFour models next year

Nov. 6, 2013 11:03 CET

Daimler's Smart brand is seeking to revive its fortunes with the release of two refreshed models, the ForTwo and ForFour, next year.... Read More »

Daimler plans to expand Smart brand in China

Aug. 11, 2013 18:34 CET

Daimler's Smart brand plans to introduce more models and expand its sales network in China. The carmaker aims to launch an electric version of its Smart ForTwo and also add a new four-seat model that is being developed with Renault.... Read More »

THE FUN FACTOR

New Smart boss says marketing will stress brand's quirky appeal

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 24, 2013

Mark Webster, a lanky, red-haired Californian who became head of Smart U.S.A. last month, expects little sales growth for the brand in the next two years despite the arrival of an electric vehicle and plans for four special-edition models.... Read More »