US [updated]: Smart and Nissan to collaborate on five-door hatchback
Author: Graeme Roberts | 6 October 2010
The first major product tie-up has emerged since Smart parent company Daimler last April signed a cooperation deal with the Renault-Nissan alliance, focusing initially on small cars, light commercial vehicles and engines. Penske Automotive Group (PAG) unit Smart USA Distributor has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nissan Motor to collaborate on a new five-door, petrol-powered B-segment hatchback car for sale in the United States.
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