smart USA, a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, delivered the 10,000th smart fortwo at smart center Bloomington, in Bloomington, Minnesota. This sales milestone was accomplished in less than six months from the initial sales launch of the vehicle in the United States in late January. Edmunds.com forecast is for 15,750 fortwo's to be sold in the six month period beginning on March 1st, which marks the starting point for Car Stock Exchange vehicles that went on sale anytime prior that date. In May, 2,695 fortwo's were sold and at that pace, sales will exceed our current forecast...
“This is a landmark sales figure in a very short timeframe, demonstrating that increasing numbers of U.S. drivers are discovering all that the smart fortwo has to offer,” said Dave Schembri, president of smart USA
. “The smart fortwo has the opportunity to change the landscape of our highways by offering a powerful combination of fun-to-drive aspects, safety innovations and functionality all with great fuel economy.”
How many people can fit into a smart fortwo? In a "Smart-packing challenge"
at Mercedes-Benz World in the U.K. a group of "Smart car-tortionists" / gymnasts managed to fit 13 people in the tiny car. The smart fortwo is available at 69 smart centers in 31 states. The smart fortwo trades on the Car Stock Exchange.
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