A SMART electric SUV for 2022
Smart will produce an electric SUV in China, which should be launched in Europe from 2022 according to a brand manager, now fully turned to battery vehicles. The development of ...
11/02/2023
Smart will produce an electric SUV in China, which should be launched in Europe from 2022 according to a brand manager, now fully turned to battery vehicles.
The development of new models at Daimler is in full swing.And in all sectors: Smart will take advantage of the joint venture between Daimler and the Chinese giant Geely (Volvo, Lotus...) to produce a brand new type of vehicle, not very usual for the customary German brand of mini cars for the city.
It was the sales manager and marketing who confirmed the thing on his professional LinkedIn account: a SUV Smart will be produced in China.It will obviously be 100 % electric, and the little surprise is that it should be sold in Europe from 2022.
It should be remembered that the production of Smart, which was done in Hambach, is now located in China.This will add to the growing list of cars of European brands, electric or not, produced in China and subsequently exported to Europe (this is particularly the case with the Dacia Spring, and many others).
The SUV Smart will have the particularity of resting on the new SEA modular platform of Smart, which could in particular be used for a certain Volvo XC20 in the near future.