Report: Daimler, Renault might cooperate on Smart
German carmaker Daimler AG and France's Renault SA are discussing cooperating on a four-door version of Daimler's compact model Smart, a person familiar with the talks said Wednesday.
The person, who was not authorized to speak to the press, said the two companies were discussing designing a new model and producing it together. The Smart brand, which currently only offers two-seater models, is produced in Hambach, in northeast France.
Smart produced a four-door model before, the Smart Forfour between 2004 and 2006, which it developed with Mitsubishi Motors, though it stopped production of the model, along with its two-seat Roadster because the company was not yet profitable.
Report: Daimler, Renault might cooperate on Smart | detnews.com | The Detroit News
The person, who was not authorized to speak to the press, said the two companies were discussing designing a new model and producing it together. The Smart brand, which currently only offers two-seater models, is produced in Hambach, in northeast France.
Smart produced a four-door model before, the Smart Forfour between 2004 and 2006, which it developed with Mitsubishi Motors, though it stopped production of the model, along with its two-seat Roadster because the company was not yet profitable.
Report: Daimler, Renault might cooperate on Smart | detnews.com | The Detroit News
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