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Tuesday, 06/27/2006 4:54:19 PM

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:54:19 PM

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ZP:AMEX $1.40 front page NY TIMES WEDS.
HUGE Gapper tomorrow ZP was 3.50 earlier this year, has record backlogs
ZP:AMEX
Ethanol cars
This story posted to the NYTimes just now--will be on tomorrows front page

Are Americans Finally Ready to Get Smart?

By MARK LANDLER
Published: June 27, 2006

FRANKFURT, June 27 — Are Americans finally ready to get Smart?

DaimlerChrysler, which shelved an earlier plan to bring its Smart mini-car brand to the United States, plans to announce on Wednesday that it will introduce the tiny, two-seat vehicle to the American market early in 2008, according to several executives at the company.

The German-American carmaker is calculating that with stubbornly high gasoline prices, mounting concerns about global warming, and waning interest in sport-utility vehicles, consumers in the United States will welcome a car that is no larger than a good-sized riding mower.

"Now is the right time to go to the U.S.," said a senior executive at DaimlerChrysler, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the plans were not yet public. "The world, and the U.S., has changed in the last two years."

Dieter Zetsche, the chief executive of DaimlerChrysler, considered selling the Smart line to another company, before settling for yet another overhaul last March that trimmed costs further and eliminated the poorly selling four-seat model, the Forfour. That left only the original Fortwo. That is the car — equipped with extra emission-control and safety features — that will be sold in the United States.'


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/27/automobiles/27cnd-smart.html?hp&ex=1151467200& en=0ab7c9b76a339b6f&ei=5094&partner=homepage

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