Nissan four-door Smart based on scrapping

Hot on the heels of news that intelligent Pesnke have split comes word that the intelligent collaboration between Nissan's dead. Automotive News reports that the project, which was intended to produce a four-door model built from a platform of Nissan and sold under the banner smart, not going to happen. The reason is quite simple, if smart has gone his own way here in the U.S. fire, it would have needed at least one additional model to stay. Now that the network is part of Mercedes-Benz, that need has diminished significantly.

Meanwhile, there is some concern that a separate nissan Renault collaborative project called Quattro can be dismissed as well. With the slaughter of several projects and Penske walk more than a few minds have begun to wonder if this is the smart end of the Land of the Free. According to the Automotive News report, however, Roger Penske says he is not the case.

Penske said the fact that it is smart to be delivered to Mercedes-Benz is nothing compared to the Hummer or Mercury's death, and that his company simply did not have the strength of volume or clever marketing to push effectively.

Either way, AN, says the transition to the Benz dealer means that the smart grid will be reduced significantly, leaving only 58 dealers across the country. This is smart a21 showrooms that are paired with Mercedes models do not get to keep their franchises.