No Smart for You: DaimlerChrysler Cancels Plans for US Brand Launch

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Mike Spinelli
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DCX announced on Friday that Americans will have to go podless for the forseeable future. The Smart brand is most definitely not coming to the US, AutoWeek is reporting today. Smart had been planned as a standalone franchise, with a launch planned for September 2006.

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DCX makes it official: Smart's a no-go in the U.S. for forseeable future [AutoWeek]

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