REPORT: Daimler and Renault collaborating on four-door Smart
 

Filed under: Budget, Smart, Renault, Rumormill
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Reports of a collaboration between Daimler and Renault on a new four-door model to join the Fortwo in Smart dealerships just won't die, leading us to believe there may be a ring of truth behind the rumors. The last time Daimler set out to partner on a more mainstream Smart, the resulting ForFour - which was based on borrowed underpinnings from Mitsubishi - never met sales expectations and was canceled after a few short years on the market.

Collaborating with Renault on the development of a four-door Smart should help shield Daimler from the high cost of developing a model-specific platform that's unlikely to sell in particularly high volumes. Further, the rumored new model would offer Smart buyers a new option to compete with the new Toyota iQ, which seats up to four occupants despite its diminutive dimensions.

[Source: Detroit News]
REPORT: Daimler and Renault collaborating on four-door Smart originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.


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