10 Years of the Smart Fortwo

On July 2, 1998, a concept vehicle concept rolled off the assembly line for the very first time. The Smart Fortwo was born. Through today, the compact two-seater has become the vehicle of choice of more than 900,000 customers in 37 countries. The Smart Fortwo soon reached cult status and is the only automobile which is still in production to be displayed at New York?s Museum of Modern Art. Since the beginning of 2008 the Smart is now available in the US and starting in 2009, it will also be available in China. For 2010 the first Smart Eelectric Drive (ED) of the current vehicle is planned. Smart sales approaching the one million mark