Name the German manufacturer of the Smart Automobile?
"likely for a real-world driver of a smart in a similar collision."" The main structure of the car is a stiff structure, marketed as the Tridion Safety Cell, designed to activate the crumple zones of a colliding vehicle. This design creates a safety cell around the passengers, according to the manufacturer. Smart (marque) Smart (stylized as ""smart"") is a German automotive marque and division of Daimler AG, based in Böblingen, Germany. It ranges in microcars and subcompacts, primarily the Fortwo and Forfour with its primary assembly plants located in Hambach, France and Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Marketed in 46 countries in"
"Smart (marque) Smart (stylized as ""smart"") is a German automotive marque and division of Daimler AG, based in Böblingen, Germany. It ranges in microcars and subcompacts, primarily the Fortwo and Forfour with its primary assembly plants located in Hambach, France and Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Marketed in 46 countries in Asia, North and South America, Africa, Australia and Europe, production of the Fortwo had surpassed 1.7M units by early 2015. The design concept for the company's automobiles began at Mercedes-Benz in the early-70s and late-80s. After brief backing by Volkswagen, the first model was released by Daimler-Benz in October 1998. Several"
"Annette Winkler Annette Winkler is the CEO and director of Smart Automobile, the division of Daimler AG noted for manufacturing and marketing the two-passenger Smart Fortwo and four-passenger Smart Forfour city cars. As the first woman to head a Daimler brand, Automotive News Europe described Winkler's 2010 appointment as ""a significant victory for women in a male-dominated industry"". in early 2018, Daimler said Winkler will step down as the division’s CEO at the end of September, 2018 after 23 years with the company. Born in Wiesbaden, West Germany in 1959, Winkler completed training as an industrial clerk and thereafter an"
"Smart Fortwo The Smart Fortwo (stylized as ""smart fortwo"") is a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-seater hatchback city car manufactured and marketed by the Smart division of Daimler AG, introduced in 1998, now in its third generation. Marketed in 46 countries worldwide, Fortwo production had surpassed 1.7 million by early 2015. The brand name ""Smart"" derives from its early history as a cooperative venture between Swatch and Mercedes: Swatch Mercedes ART. The ""Fortwo"" nameplate derives from its two-person seating capacity. Until 2004, the Fortwo had been marketed as the ""smart City-Coupé."" The developments started before 1993 originally as ""Swatch car"" of Nicolas"
"the suppliers were settled with their own production sites around the ""Smart"" plant in Hambach. The auto body manufacturer Magna International produces the chassis from parts that are delivered from the Daimler plant in Sindelfingen. Siemens VDO produces the entire cockpit, the cable trees and the batteries. ThyssenKrupp Automotive delivers the entire propulsion unit. The tire sets are delivered by Continental. The delivery of entire modules is also called Modular Sourcing. The buildings for the component suppliers were built and provided by the company Smart in order to facilitate plant construction for component suppliers at the location. The Smart-assembly is"
"50% share in the Dutch NedCar plant used to manufacture the ForFour, ending its production. A planned SUV called Formore was terminated as the assembly plant in Brazil was being fitted with machines, and production of the Roadster was discontinued. In 2006, after dwindling sales and heavy financial losses, Smart GmbH was liquidated and its operations were absorbed by DaimlerChrysler directly. Smart now operates under the Mercedes-Benz Cars division of Daimler AG, offering the fortwo coupe, fortwo cabrio and forfour hatchback. Apart from the original Smart Fortwo, a sporty Smart Roadster, a limited production of 2000 erstwhile concept Smart Crossblade"
"units delivered that month. Sales in Europe also began in May 2013. Smart plans to mass-produce the electric car with availability in 30 markets worldwide. In February 2014, Smart announced it would be offering the 2014 model year nationwide, not just in the CARB states as the 2013 model year was. Global sales of the third generation model reached 4,130 units during 2013. The Smart ED 3 was the top selling plug-in electric car in Germany in 2013, with 2,146 units registered through December 2013, representing 32% of the 6,711 Smarts sold in the country. After the German market, European"
"Penske Automotive Group announced plans February 14, 2011, to relinquish distribution of the Smart Fortwo under Smart USA, to Mercedes-Benz USA. In 2011, Smart USA offered four versions of their Fortwo model. These models include the following: cabriolet, the high-cost convertible version; passion, the mid-cost moonroof version; pure, the low-cost basic version; and electric drive, the electric version. On July 1, 2011, Mercedes-Benz USA took over the distribution, sales and marketing of the Smart brand from Penske Automotive Group. Smart is owned and produced by Mercedes' parent, Daimler AG. The third generation Smart Fortwo coupe (C453) was introduced in the"
"French and is an avid bicyclist, having cycled many of the prominent mountain passes of the Tour de France. Winkler drives a Fortwo Brabus or Fortwo Electric Drive and as of 2012 still owned a Smart fortwo she purchased in 2000 while living in Brussels, when she had been the head of Daimler of Belgium. Colleagues describe her as a ""ständig aufgeladene Batterie"" — a battery that's always fully charged. Annette Winkler Annette Winkler is the CEO and director of Smart Automobile, the division of Daimler AG noted for manufacturing and marketing the two-passenger Smart Fortwo and four-passenger Smart Forfour"
"Smartville, Hambach, France Smartville is a purpose-built factory complex in Hambach, France, established in 1994 as a joint venture of Daimler-Benz and the Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch to produce the Smart car. Today it is fully owned by Daimler AG. The ""smart"" production site in Hambach (France) with its 2,000 workers is among the most modern automobile production plants. It has been built for 450 million Euros and has started production in 1998. In order to achieve optimized production processes the plant is arranged in the shape of a cross; in each of its four extensions different assembly works are"
"Weltbekanntheit of the brand. In 2017, Valie opens her let-out archive in the former Linz Tobacco Factory export center. Smart cigarettes are sold in the following countries: Finland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Estonia and Turkey. Smart (cigarette) Smart (alternative name: ""Smart Export"") is an Austrian brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by ""Austria Tabak GmbH"" (""Austria Tobacco Company""). ""Smart"" was created on September 7, 1959 as a filter cigarette in Austria. By mid-1962 it became the second most popular cigarette brand in Austria and finally in 1968 it ousted the brand Austria 3 (also known as ""A3"") from square"
"Daimler AG Daimler AG () is a German multinational automotive corporation. Daimler AG is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2014, Daimler owned or had shares in a number of car, bus, truck and motorcycle brands including Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Smart Automobile, Detroit Diesel, Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses, Setra, BharatBenz, Mitsubishi Fuso, MV Agusta as well as shares in Denza, KAMAZ and Beijing Automotive Group. The luxury Maybach brand was terminated at the end of 2012, but revived in April 2015 as ""Mercedes-Maybach"" versions of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and G-Class. In 2017, Daimler sold 3.3 million vehicles. By"
"Smart (cigarette) Smart (alternative name: ""Smart Export"") is an Austrian brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by ""Austria Tabak GmbH"" (""Austria Tobacco Company""). ""Smart"" was created on September 7, 1959 as a filter cigarette in Austria. By mid-1962 it became the second most popular cigarette brand in Austria and finally in 1968 it ousted the brand Austria 3 (also known as ""A3"") from square one in terms of popularity. The """"export"""" was itself banned in 1975 from the market. The design of Smart Export was created in 1959 in Austria and is attributed to tobacco plants. The black box"
"engines) and a re-badged Renault Kangoo being sold as a Mercedes-Benz Citan. Daimler AG and the utility company RWE AG were set in 2009 to begin a joint electric car and charging station test project in the German capital, Berlin, called ""E-Mobility Berlin"". Following trials in 2007 and then with Tesla in 2009, Daimler is building a production Smart electric drive car using Tesla's battery technology. Daimler temporarily invested in Tesla, saving it from bankruptcy. Daimler's joint venture with BYD has resulted in the creation of the new brand Denza. In 2016, Daimler subsidiary ACCUMOTIVE announced their stationary batteries, to"
"changed its name to ""MCC smart GmbH"", and by 2000, it dropped the last vestiges of the association with SMH, becoming ""smart GmbH"". The model line was subsequently expanded to include the Roadster a rear-engine, rear-drive and four-door, four-seat supermini aptly named Forfour (the original City-Coupé was renamed ""Fortwo"" to fit the new naming scheme). The expansion did not increase profits at the company; Smart GmbH lost nearly 4 billion euros from 2003 to 2006. Plans were enacted to increase the company's profitability and integrate its operations with Daimler (at the time DaimlerChrysler). In 2005, Daimler decided against purchasing a"
"Löwe Automobil Löwe Automobil is a German automotive part manufacturer that specializes in various car sensors. It is a brand of LASPA Berlin. Löwe Automobil products include mass flow sensors, fuel pressure regulators, oxygen sensors, universal oxygen sensors, idle speed controllers, and throttle position sensors. BMW and Mercedes-Benz are the main focus of Löwe Automobil's airflow meter production. Löwe Automobil mass airflow meters are sold all over the world. Because of the German letter ""ö"" in the word Löwe (German for ""lion""), the company's name is a matter of some confusion — where both Lowe Automobil and Loewe Automobile are"
"has confirmed it will produce an electric version of the Smart Forfour during the second generation of production. Production is expected in 2014, as a 2015 model year. As of 2018 an only electric Smart ForFour is available (aka smart forfour electric drive). It is using a 60 kW electric motor with 13.1 kWh/100 km power consumption (combined) and 160 kilometre range. Press kit: Smart Forfour The Smart Forfour is a city car (A-segment in Europe) presented and produced by Smart over two generations. The first generation was marketed in Europe from 2004 to 2006 (5 door, front engine) and"
"a quarter of an hour to allow the teams for a reflection. Furthermore, through the participation system ""Eureka"", all personnel have the opportunity to turn in suggestions for improvement concerning the production flow or of common nature. The best ideas are awarded with a bonus. Even the tidiness of the particular sections of the individual teams is recorded and awarded. Smartville, Hambach, France Smartville is a purpose-built factory complex in Hambach, France, established in 1994 as a joint venture of Daimler-Benz and the Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch to produce the Smart car. Today it is fully owned by Daimler AG."
"Hayek in co-operation with Volkswagen. The idea was to design a modern microcar with an electric or hybrid drive. VW, however, could not decide to production, which led to disputes with Hayek. Hayek then turned to Mercedes. The company MCC (Micro Compact Car AG) was founded in 1994 by Hayek in Biel as a joint subsidiary of Daimler-Benz and SMH SA (Société Suisse de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie). When MCC abandoned the original concept and the planned electric or hybrid drive, both Hayek and senior development team members left the project. ""Today's gasoline-powered Smart is a product from Daimler-Benz and has"
"ahead with a limited entry into the market, with just the Fortwo, essentially in urban areas. Development of the Formore has been halted since April 2005, due to DaimlerChrysler's monetary concerns (the Smart brand had yet to make a profit after eight years in operation, and the Formore was costing more money to develop than anticipated). The vehicle was to be unveiled at the 2005 Frankfurt Auto Show, but the event was cancelled. In 2009, a prototype vehicle was found in a Mercedes-Benz storage facility in Germany. Smart Formore The Smart Formore was a small all wheel drive SUV, riding"
"and rated the Smart ED with a combined fuel economy of 87 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (mpg-e) (2.7 L gasoline equivalent/100 km; 104 mpg-imp gasoline equivalent). The third-generation Smart electric drive launched in the U.S. and Europe in 2013 and Daimler AG plans to mass-produce the electric car with availability in 30 markets worldwide. The third-generation Smart electric drive was unveiled at the September 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Key differences with the second-generation model include a more powerful electric motor, which improves acceleration and top speed, a new lithium-ion battery pack that will allow to increase the range to"
"Development at DaimlerChrysler, the company that had recently been formed through the merger of Daimler and Chrysler. Renschler was President of smart GmbH from 1999 to 2004. He stabilized the small car brand, cut costs, and opened up new markets in Asia. Today, the smart brand is the market leader in Germany’s micro-car segment and an integral part of the Daimler division Mercedes-Benz Cars. In addition to his responsibilities at smart, Renschler was assigned to the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) in Tokyo in spring 2004 in order to assess the strategic and operational options for MMC within the Daimler Group."
"exhibited in the U.S. at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) affiliate P.S. 1 in Queens, New York. In January 2005, DaimlerChrysler showed the Smart brand at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. Smart Forfour, Smart Roadster, Smart Fortwo Coupé and Smart Fortwo Cabrio models were shown. In September 2006, Daimler AG announced that Smart USA, a division of Penske Auto Group would officially distribute Smart in the United States and Puerto Rico. Subsequently, the second generation Smart Fortwo (Model 451) became available in January 2008. The 2009 model year US version of the Smart Fortwo was"
"seen as libel and Blacklane was given the chance to remove such comparisons or face either paying up to 250,000 euros in fines or having to cease operations for up to 6 months. Blacklane caused a stir again in 2014 upon rolling out their Smart Class. A German law states that all taxis and limousines must have 2 doors on the right side of the vehicle. A Smart car has only one door on the right, but also only one door on the left. Taxi companies threatened to take action, accusing Blacklane of breaking the law by using Smart cars."
"Smart Roadster The Smart Roadster (W452) is a two-door, two-seater sports car (S-segment in Europe) first introduced in 2003 by Smart GmbH. Sales of the Roadster and Roadster Coupé met expectations, however, warranty claims resulted in a halt of production of both models in November 2005 after 43,091 Roadsters were made. The last one built now resides in the Mercedes-Benz Museum. At the 1998 Paris Motor Show, the two-seat, 2.5 m (98 in)-long Smart City Coupe (later named Smart Fortwo) was launched. This was the beginning of a new car brand and one of the more radical vehicle concepts to"
"Smart Forspeed The Smart Forspeed is a concept car first shown to the public at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show by the Smart division of Daimler AG. It is a two-seater electric roadster, powered by a rear-mounted electric motor with a overboost function. The electric motor draws power from a 16.5 kWh lithium-ion power cell and the Forspeed has a claimed a maximum range of , and a top speed of . Charging of the power cell is by a 220 volt port which is located between the rear light clusters, and can be charged to 80% in 45 minutes."
"The electric, Brabus and Forfour versions are not available for the Brazilian market. Smart models were for sale in Australia from 2003 to 2015. It was announced in March 2015 that the Smart brand would be withdrawn from Australia due to poor sales. Launched in the United Kingdom in 2000, the current range features the Smart Fortwo convertible, and Smart Fortwo Coupé. Smart is available in the UK through Mercedes-Benz retailers. The UK is host to a number of annual events, both official and unofficial, including the Smart Festival, held annually at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, near historic Brooklands -"
"The vehicle was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show (without doors and roof). All models are available with a 5-speed manual or 6-speed twinamic dual clutch transmission. A Smart Forfour has been converted into a plug-in hybrid by Lithium Technology Corporation and Zytek Systems. The lithium-ion battery can propel the vehicle up to and last on its own for up to . The engine is a combination of a , , three-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine and two high-efficiency permanent-magnet electric motors. It received an award from the Energy Saving Trust for the ""Ultra Low Carbon Car Challenge"" project. Daimler"
"for £375 per month. The second generation, Smart ED2, was introduced in 2009 to 18 markets with the objective to gather experience about how customers use and charge electric vehicles. Daimler initially planned to build 1,000 vehicles, but as demand exceeded the company’s expectations, more than 2,000 Smart Fortwo electric drive cars were produced. The electric cars were available for leasing or through the Car2Go carsharing service in San Diego, Amsterdam and Vancouver. Production of the second-generation Smart Fortwo electric drive began in November 2009 in Smartville, Hambach, France. The Smart ED2s have a lithium-ion battery and a powertrain provided"
"Sindelfingen, Germany assembly plant. J. D. Power's 2011 US Initial Quality and Vehicle Dependability Studies both ranked Mercedes-Benz vehicles above average in build quality and reliability. In the 2011 UK J. D. Power Survey, Mercedes cars were rated above average. A 2014 iSeeCars.com study for Reuters found Mercedes to have the lowest vehicle recall rate. Mercedes-Benz offers a full range of passenger, light commercial and heavy commercial equipment. Vehicles are manufactured in multiple countries worldwide. The Smart marque of city cars are also produced by Daimler AG. Mercedes-Benz produces a range of vans; Citan, Vito, Sprinter and X-Class. Mercedes-Benz Trucks"
"acceptable variations of the Anglicized spelling. Löwe Automobil Löwe Automobil is a German automotive part manufacturer that specializes in various car sensors. It is a brand of LASPA Berlin. Löwe Automobil products include mass flow sensors, fuel pressure regulators, oxygen sensors, universal oxygen sensors, idle speed controllers, and throttle position sensors. BMW and Mercedes-Benz are the main focus of Löwe Automobil's airflow meter production. Löwe Automobil mass airflow meters are sold all over the world. Because of the German letter ""ö"" in the word Löwe (German for ""lion""), the company's name is a matter of some confusion — where both"
"75 Euros lower production costs for one Smart at the French production site than on the German site. Modern Toyota-inspired production philosophy also necessitated a large surrounding land area so that key suppliers could have their own assembly or warehousing facilities on the same site as the Smart plant. Smart is the company with the lowest in-house production depth in the automobile sector. It accounts only for 10%, most other manufacturers often still have 20–40%. This means that 90% of the production steps to the complete car are performed by component suppliers. To bring this concept to perfection, most of"
"Belgium and Luxembourg (1999–2005) and after that the Vice President of Global Business Management & Wholesale Europe (2005–2010). In 2010, succeeding Ulrich Walker, Winkler was appointed CEO of Smart, just as the brand was falling below the critical 100,000 annual sales figure and faced renewed competition with the Audi A1 and Fiat 500. Winkler currently oversees co-development with Renault of the forthcoming third generation Smart Fortwo (C453/W453 build series), indicating the vehicle will retain the rear-engine configuration, overall length as well as its hemispherical steel safety cell, marketed as the ""Tridion"" cell. Also, under Winkler's direction, Smart has focused on"