Imboni yakwaSmart eHambach, eFrance - eyaziwa nangokuthi "i-Smartville" - ibikhiqiza i-townhouse encane kusukela yafika emakethe ngo-1997. Kusukela lapho, sekukhiqizwe amayunithi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-2.2 phakathi kwezizukulwane ezihlukahlukene ze-Fortwo ( nokunye. muva nje iForfour), inabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-1600.
Manje i-Daimler ibheka umthengi weyunithi yayo yokukhiqiza , isilinganiso esihlanganiswe ezinhlelweni zokuhlela kabusha zeqembu zokunciphisa izindleko nokuthuthukisa inethiwekhi yokukhiqiza yomhlaba wonke. Isilinganiso esizuza ukuphuthuma nakakhulu ngenxa yezimo ezinzima emakethe yezimoto namuhla, ngenxa yalolu bhubhane.
Siyakhumbula ukuthi esikhathini esingaphezu konyaka odlule, uDaimler umemezele ukuthengiswa kuka-50% we-Smart kwaGeely, futhi kwavunyelwana ngokuthi ukukhiqizwa kwezakhamuzi zesizukulwane esilandelayo kuzodluliselwa eChina.
Kodwa-ke, ngonyaka owedlule, ngo-2018, uDaimler wafaka ama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-500 efektri yakwaSmart ukuze akhiqize izimoto zikagesi, elungiselela ukuguqulwa kweSmart kube uhlobo lwezimoto ezisebenza ngogesi. Ukutshalwa kwezimali okwakungahloselwe ukukhiqizwa kwe-Smart Electrics kuphela, kodwa futhi nokukhiqizwa kwemodeli encane ye-EQ (i-sub-brand yamamodeli kagesi) ye-Mercedes-Benz nayo yaxoxwa.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Okwamanje, i-Smart fortwo and forfour yamanje izoqhubeka nokukhiqizwa eHambach, kodwa ukufuna umthengi ozoqinisekisa ikusasa lemboni ye-Smart kuyisisekelo, njengoba kuphawulwe uMarkus Schäfer, ilungu lebhodi likaDaimler AG, COO ( inhloko yezokusebenza ) yezimoto zakwaMercedes-Benz, futhi ibhekele ucwaningo kwaDaimler Group:
Uguquko ekuhambeni kwesikhathi esizayo kwe-CO-neutral ezimbili futhi idinga izinguquko kunethiwekhi yethu yokukhiqiza yomhlaba wonke. Kufanele silungise ukukhiqizwa kwethu ukuze siphendule kulesi sigaba sezinselele zomnotho, silinganise isidingo namandla. Izinguquko ezithinta imboni yeHambach.
Inhloso ebalulekile ukuqinisekisa ikusasa leyunithi. Omunye umbandela ukuqhubeka nokukhiqiza amamodeli amanje e-Smart eHambach.