Smart plans to launch a compact SUV in 2005.(News)

Automotive News Europe,  November, 2002  by Ostle, DorotheE

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Byline: Dorothee Ostle Automotive News Europe

DaimlerChrysler's Smart brand will expand its future model range with an all-wheel-drive, four-door vehicle built in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.

The new Smart - code-named NCC, or New Compact Car - is aimed at the US market, but it will also be sold in Europe.

The NCC will be developed with Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Daimler-Chrysler owns 37.4 percent of Mitsubishi.

The original product plan called for the development of a four-door hatchback Smart version, plus two Mitsubishi derivatives: a two-door hatchback and a four-door ...

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