Umzi-mveliso we-Smart eHambach, eFransi - owaziwa ngokuba yi "Smartville" - sele evelisa i-townhouse encinci ukususela ekufikeni kwimarike ngo-1997. Ukususela ngoko, ngaphezu kwe-2.2 yezigidi zeeyunithi ziye zaveliswa phakathi kwezizukulwana ezahlukeneyo ze-Fortwo kutshanje Forfour), kunye malunga 1600 abasebenzi.
Ngoku uDaimler ukhangela umthengi weyunithi yakhe yemveliso , umlinganiselo odibeneyo kwizicwangciso zohlengahlengiso lweqela ukunciphisa iindleko kunye nokwandisa uthungelwano lwemveliso yehlabathi. Umlinganiselo ofumana ungxamiseko ngakumbi ngenxa yeemeko ezinzima kwimarike yeemoto namhlanje, ngenxa yobhubhane.
Siyakhumbula ukuba ngaphezu konyaka ophelileyo, uDaimler ubhengeze ukuthengiswa kwe-50% ye-Smart kwi-Geely, kwaye kwavunyelwana ukuba ukuveliswa kwabemi besizukulwana esilandelayo kuya kudluliselwa e-China.
Nangona kunjalo, kunyaka ongaphambili, kwi-2018, uDaimler wafaka i-euro ye-500 yezigidi kwifektri ye-Smart ukuvelisa izithuthi zombane, ukulungiselela ukuguqulwa kwe-Smart kwi-brand yemoto yombane. Utyalo-mali olwalungajoliswanga kuphela kwimveliso ye-Smart Electrics, kodwa kunye nokuveliswa kwemodeli encinci ye-EQ (i-sub-brand yeemodeli zombane) ye-Mercedes-Benz nayo yaxoxwa.
Bhalisa kwincwadana yethu
Okwangoku, i-Smart fort2 kunye ne-for4 yangoku iya kuqhubeka iveliswa eHambach, kodwa ukukhangela umthengi ukuqinisekisa ikamva lomzi-mveliso we-Smart kubalulekile, njengoko kuphawulwe nguMarkus Schäfer, ilungu lebhodi ye-Daimler AG, COO ( intloko yemisebenzi ) yeemoto zeMercedes-Benz, kwaye inoxanduva lophando kwiDaimler Group:
Inguqu kwixa elizayo CO-ingathathi hlangothi ukuhamba Mbini ikwafuna utshintsho kuthungelwano lwethu lwemveliso yehlabathi. Kufuneka silungise imveliso yethu ukuze siphendule kwesi sigaba semingeni yezoqoqosho, ukulinganisa imfuno kunye nomthamo. Utshintsho olukwachaphazela umzi-mveliso waseHambach.
Injongo ebalulekileyo kukuqinisekisa ikamva leyunithi. Enye imeko kukuqhubeka nokuvelisa iimodeli zangoku ze-Smart eHambach.