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Swatch watch inventor, Nicolas Hayek, takes his ideas for an "ultra-urban" car to Mercedes-Benz and a joint venture is born.
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Mercedes-Benz engineers take on the challenge with a full development concept car.
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The smart fortwo vehicle debuts at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with a phenomenal response.
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This leads to full production of the fortwo at the "Smartville" plant in Hambach, France. The smart fortwo cars were being bought in Europe and were finding a home on the small roads and tight parking spaces.
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Plans were put in place to make the 2nd generation smart fortwo and introduce it to the United States. The industry blew up after it entered into the U.S.
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A smart USA division was created and is a division of the Penske Automotive Group headed by Roger Penske. They are the exclusive distributors of the smart fortwo in America, with 74 smartcenters located throughout the country.
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In the early 2010s several improvements were made. Things such as smart phones and other devices can now be easily connected and accessible.
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