Daimler has finally found a partner for the development of the next generation smart cars – the company has agreed to start a collaboration with the Renault-Nissan alliance to create the a new smart by 2014, as Automobile Magazine reports.
The new vehicle will have three versions, one for each brand to market. Daimler plans to keep the current rear engine & rear drive layout and the smart’s steel tridion substructure with added composite material panels chassis-body design is also expected to… (read more)