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Daimler Pinning Smart Recovery on Electric at Lowest Price: Cars
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When Daimler AG introduced the diminutive Smart car in 1998, the vision included a smog-reducing electric version to cement the brand’s image as an urban transport leader. While that model is finally becoming reality, Smart was long ago overtaken in city-car innovation.
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s Mini has rolled out variants that range from a roadster to a four-door crossover, serving as a stepping stone to the parent BMW brand. Smart, by contrast, offers just a single model and has done little to lift Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz, which fell behind Audi in sales for the first time last year.