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      <title>Production of the smart fortwo electric drive Begins in Hambach</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This week, Daimler AG started production of the smart fortwo electric drive at the smart plant in Hambach, France. In a first step, 1,000 vehicles will be provided to customers participating in various mobility projects in major cities in Europe and the U.S., in order to generate broad feedback on electric driving under everyday conditions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; smart &gt; smart fortwo &gt; electric drive</category>
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      <title>car2go for Austin &#8211; On Demand Mobility</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a joint partnership with the City of Austin, Daimler is launching its groundbreaking car2go pilot project in North America today. The innovative mobility concept makes city driving as easy as using a mobile phone. It offers Austin an easy, flexible, reasonably priced and progressive solution to the growing challenges of urban mobility. Austin becomes the official headquarters of car2go North America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; smart &gt; Specials &gt; car2go</category>
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      <title>New smart collection: The latest trends for urban trendsetters</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Right on time for the start of autumn smart is presenting a new fashion collection for the cold season. Designed for people who like things that are a little out of the ordinary, these trendy products are in keeping with the environmentally conscious lifestyle brand.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; smart &gt; Collection for the smart &gt; fashion</category>
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      <title>Art in an urban space: 275 m2 of smart urban art in S&#227;o Paulo</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[At the invitation of smart and the creative network ROJO® a total of 275m2 of concrete in the centre of São Paulo have been transformed from grey to a multitude of colours. The urban art artists OVNI and Nuria Mora from Spain, Eltono from France, Brazilian Tony de Marco, Tofer Chin from the USA and Superblast from Germany have brightened up the city of 19 million inhabitants with their outsize murals. ROJO® Out by smart is the name of the art initiative with which smart is extending its activities in the area of urban creativity on the South American continent. The car brand has been active in Brazil since April of this year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; smart &gt; Specials &gt; Sponsorship/Cooperation</category>
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      <title>Large-scale Series Production of the smart fortwo electric drive to Begin in 2012 in Hambach </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daimler AG today announced that it selected the smart plant in Hambach, France, as the location for future series production of the smart fortwo electric drive. As of 2012, the highly innovative electric vehicle, equipped with the most modern lithium-ion-battery, will roll off the assembly line in large-scale production and will be offered to customers through the smart sales network. The announcement was made on the occasion of an official visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Hambach plant.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; smart &gt; smart fortwo &gt; electric drive</category>
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      <title>smart at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2009</title>
      <link>http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-657637-1-1236731-1-0-0-0-0-0-11694-854934-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[From mid November 2009 the new smart fortwo electric drive will roll off the production line at the smart factory in Hambach, France. Unlike its predecessor, the electrically driven smart fortwo of the second generation is fitted with an innovative and highly efficient lithium-ion battery. It is housed in a space-saving position between the axles, which means that space is not compromised in any way in the intelligent two-seater vehicle.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; smart &gt; Press kits</category>
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      <title>A new work of art every day: The ground-breaking publication &quot;Visionaire&quot; and smart celebrate the era of electricity</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Avant-garde meets avant-garde. The New York-based limited-edition fashion and art publication Visionaire draws inspiration for its 57th issue from the unique two-seater smart fortwo. Visionaire 57 "2010" is the first plug-in electric issue of the publication. 52 internationally renowned curators and art collectors were recruited to select 365 works of art, making this issue, in the form of an electronic daily calendar, a ground-breaking compendium of contemporary art. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; smart &gt; Specials &gt; Sponsorship/Cooperation</category>
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      <title>smart fortwo edition highstyle: New smart special model &#8211; stylish, elegant and classy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[smart is welcoming the autumn with a particularly stylish special model that is characterised by high quality equipment, fine materials and an unusual appearance. The new smart fortwo edition highstyle features exclusive paintwork in trendy chocolate brown metallic and elegant 12 spoke 15" alloy wheels. The exclusive interior of the special model boasts a harmonious mix of fabric and leather.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; smart &gt; smart fortwo</category>
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      <title>smart goes into series production with second generation electric drive</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[From mid November 2009 the new smart fortwo electric drive will 
roll off the production line at the smart factory in Hambach, France. Unlike its predecessor, the electrically driven smart fortwo of the second generation is fitted with an innovative and highly efficient lithium-ion battery.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; smart &gt; smart fortwo &gt; electric drive</category>
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      <title>Daimler AG Reports a Total of 17,646 Cars Sold for the Mercedes-Benz Cars Division in the U.S. for July 2009</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daimler AG (stock exchange abbreviation DAI) today reported sales for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division in the U.S. (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 17,646 units, a decline of 24 percent compared to July 2008. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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