Inovev forecasts 50,000 to 100,000 units per year of the new Smart SUV
- The Smart brand will stop producing its Fortwo and Fourfour models in Europe in 2022, after a 2021 year which will mark some progress over 2020, as the production volume will probably exceed 50,000 units produced this year against 37,000 the previous year and 123,000 in 2019. In the meantime, all production switched from thermal to fully electric, which has caused the brand to lose many customers who have left to competitors.
- The realistic Smart concept car presented at the 2021 Munich Motor Show reveals a change in the business model of the brand which no longer seems to market A-segment models, but more imposing B-segment vehicles. With 4.29 m long, the concept car is way longer than the 2.70 m of the Fortwo and the 3.50 m of the Forfour. The dimensions of the new model, which are closed to a SUV than a sedan, are similar to those of the Mini Countryman (4.30 m). But the new model of Smart powered exclusively by a 100% electric motor is wider (1.90 m) and higher (1.70 m) than the Mini Countryman (1.82 m wide and 1.56 m high).
- Designed on a technical basis developed by the Chinese Geely, the future SUV of Smart should share components/systems with Volvo models that will use the same platform, Volvo being part of the Geely group. With a battery capacity of 70 kWh, the future Smart will have an autonomy of 400 kilometers.
- The production model resulting from this concept will be unveiled at the end of 2022 and marketed in early 2023. It will be assembled in China, following the agreement signed with Mercedes last year. The model will of course be sold in China and exported throughout Europe. Inovev forecasts 50,000 sales per year of this model at the start of its career, then 100,000 per year in the middle of its career.
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