Although Mercedes manages Smart in the U.S., the car has never been branded as one of the German luxury cars. ... considering the car's tiny stature and three-cylinder, 70-horsepower engine.

Detroit – Under pressure from the U.S. government, Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly 43,000 tiny Smart cars because the engines can catch fire.. The recall covers the Smart for two cabrio and ...

And SmartUSA wasn't run like other car companies. Back in those days, it was common for a Smart owner to personally know SmartUSA's CEO and to know some of the inner workings of the company.

German luxury automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is recalling almost 43,000 Smart cars in the U.S. market, because of a potential risk of fire in the engine compartment.

The parking-lot attendant took one look at the diminutive Smart fortwo car I was driving and congratulated me on having a "nice roller skate." A neighbor nicknamed the fortwo "the pod" because of ...

Mercedes-Benz is guilty of the same thing, with its vast F105 Concept it showed a few years ago. Sleek, spacious and lounge-like, it’s one idea for a self-driving future. But its tiny Smart ...

Mercedes-Benz, with input from the Swatch watch company, developed the micro-compact Smart car in the early 1990s at a California design studio. A team of engineers and designers led by Gerhard ...

DETROIT (AP) — Under pressure from the U.S. government, Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly 43,000 tiny Smart cars because the engines can catch fire.The recall covers th ...