Premium small-car brand, now a 50:50 joint venture between Geely and Mercedes-Benz. Design is led from Germany by Mercedes; engineering and platforms come from Geely. The current range is built in China and spans EVs and EHD plug-in hybrids.
The second-generation smart #1 is a compact electric SUV smart relaunched in China from ¥149,900 ($22,080) with an 800V silicon-carbide platform standard across the range. A 61.52 kWh LFP battery gives 535 km CLTC range, with 10-80% DC fast charging in 12 minutes.
The smart #2 is a compact two-seat city EV and the spiritual successor to the original ForTwo, built on Geely's new ECA (Electric Compact Architecture) platform. At 2.79 meters long it keeps the ForTwo's 6.95-meter turning circle, with a 35.7 kWh battery good for up to 300 km WLTP and 10-80 percent DC charging in under 20 minutes. European pricing is expected to start below 22,500 euros (about $24,300).
The smart #6 EHD is the brand's first sedan and its largest model yet, a fastback plug-in hybrid for China built on Geely's SEA platform. The EHD powertrain pairs a 1.5T engine with an electric motor for 435 hp, with up to 285 km of electric range (CLTC) and a LiDAR unit as standard. Prices run from 179,900 to 229,900 yuan (about $25,100 to $32,100).
smart relaunched the second-generation #1 in China on August 6, moving the whole range onto an 800V silicon-carbide platform for the first time. The 61.52 kWh LFP battery gives 535 km CLTC range, with 10-80% DC charging in 12 minutes, from ¥149,900 ($22,080).
smart is preparing to reveal the #2, its first compact two-seat city EV in years and spiritual successor to the ForTwo, on a new Geely- developed ECA platform with the same 6.95-meter turning circle. World premiere is set for October at the Paris Motor Show, with European sales starting in spring 2027 from below 22,500 euros (about $24,300).
smart's first sedan, the #6 EHD, is on sale in China. The plug-in-hybrid fastback is the brand's largest car yet, built on Geely's SEA platform with Mercedes-led design, a 435 hp powertrain, up to 285 km of electric range (CLTC), and a LiDAR unit as standard. Prices run from 179,900 to 229,900 yuan ($25,100 to $32,100).
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smart began in 1994 as a Mercedes-Benz project for ultra-compact city cars, and for years it was known almost entirely for the two-seat ForTwo. In 2019 the brand was relaunched as smart Automobile Co., Ltd., a 50:50 joint venture between Geely and Mercedes-Benz, and moved its operations to China.
Under the joint venture the division of labour is fixed: Mercedes-Benz leads exterior and interior design from Germany, while Geely supplies the engineering, the SEA electric architecture, and the EHD plug-in-hybrid system. The cars are developed and built in China.
The modern smart line-up has grown well beyond the original city car. It runs from the #1 and #3 compact crossovers up through the larger #5 SUV and the #6 fastback, offered as both battery-electric models and EHD plug-in hybrids for the Chinese market.
