AZEqualizer
12-17-2007, 04:34 PM
And they said no one in the US would want one so why import them:
After a delay in the introduction of the Smart Car to the U.S. Daimler AG, has more initial U.S. orders for the Smart ForTwo minicars than it can build. The automaker has received ‘more than 30,000 down payments form buyers in advance of the car’s U.S. introduction in January, “far beyond the production capacity we have for next year,” said Dieter Zetsche, Daimler CEO. (This was reported on US wire services.) The Penske Automotive Group Inc, which has been collection the $99 reservation fees and will be selling the vehicles through 74 dealerships.
At the other end of the spectrum, more than 4,300 people plunked down deposits for the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 muscle car on the first day that dealers began taking orders, and months before production begins.
After a delay in the introduction of the Smart Car to the U.S. Daimler AG, has more initial U.S. orders for the Smart ForTwo minicars than it can build. The automaker has received ‘more than 30,000 down payments form buyers in advance of the car’s U.S. introduction in January, “far beyond the production capacity we have for next year,” said Dieter Zetsche, Daimler CEO. (This was reported on US wire services.) The Penske Automotive Group Inc, which has been collection the $99 reservation fees and will be selling the vehicles through 74 dealerships.
At the other end of the spectrum, more than 4,300 people plunked down deposits for the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 muscle car on the first day that dealers began taking orders, and months before production begins.