Smart Roadster lives on

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In one of my previous posts I mentioned DaimlerChrysler’s efforts to restructure and replan Smarts business model, a company which has not turned a profit in almost 8 years. Casualties of the restructuring operation includes the Smart formore SUV and it was rumoured that the Smart Roadster would also be scrapped after it’s production ended at the end of 2005.

Although Smart will not be producing the Smart Roadster anymore, you will still be able to see it around as DaimlerChrysler has sold the rights and production equipments of the Smart Roadster to a British consortium called Project Kimber. Project Kimber was originally formed to bid for MG, but it lost out in that deal to Nanjing Automobiles.

So the Smart Roadster lives on, though I’m not sure if it will be still called the same name. Maybe Project Kimber will license the name too.

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Paul Tan

After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

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  • raptorclans (Member) on Feb 23, 2006 at 6:48 am

    ooh… wud this mean becoming like wat caterham did to the Lotus Seven?

    how bout the fortwo?

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  • Paul Tan on Feb 23, 2006 at 7:03 am

    smart's still gonna make the fortwo and forfour.

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  • Zongtwi a.k.a Speed (Member) on Feb 23, 2006 at 4:32 pm

    BTW, talking about Nanjing Autos, car production at the MG Rover plant in the Midlands are said to restart again. FYI.

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  • raptorclans (Member) on Feb 23, 2006 at 6:09 pm

    ooo ic ic… i like smart cars. they're well… different :D

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