The version of the Smart Fortwo will be imported from France from 2009

Mercedes-Benz officially launches the Smart brand in Brazil during the Auto Show de Sao Paulo in 2009.

The version of the Smart Fortwo will be imported from France in 2009 and sold in price between $ 55 thousand and $ 60 thousand reais, with only the utilities of Sao Paulo will receive the model at first.

Peter Moose, head of projects Smart said: "We will launch the models of the Smart in China and Brazil next year." In the era of thoughts spread of environmentally friendly and fuel crisis, the Smart has become the synthesis of the ideal car for urban use, it is economical and space saving, in addition, polluting than other vehicles.

Smart was born in 1998, and the result of a revolutionary project of the Swiss watchmaker Swatch, will come to Brazil and the equivalent to a premium Hatch, unlike Europe, which has much more affordable prices. The brand is present in 37 countries and has already logged more than 1 million units sold.