smart Automobile Co., Ltd. is an international joint venture between Mercedes-Benz AG and Geely Holding Group. The joint venture creates synergies to position smart as a leading provider of intelligent electric vehicles in the premium segment.
smart Automobile Co., Ltd. was established in 2019 and combines the greatest strengths of both shareholders by bringing in the best of both worlds: the design of the next generation of smart vehicles comes from the worldwide Mercedes-Benz design network while R&D will be carried out by smart in China. Plus, smart leverages the China-based production and supply network of the Geely Holding Group. In January 2020, Tong Xiangbei was appointed Chief Executive Officer. The global headquarters of smart have been established in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo with operational sales functions based in China and Europe.
smart Europe GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of smart mobility International Pte. Ltd. and was founded in June 2020 in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, near Stuttgart. smart Europe’s international team is responsible for all sales, marketing and after-sales activities for the next generation of smart vehicles, products and services of the brand in the European market. With Wolfgang Ufer as CEO and Martin Günther as CFO, the company is developing its full potential in Europe with a highly efficient and customer-oriented business model. smart Europe has set up national subsidiaries in selected markets, taking into consideration the individual characteristics of the European countries and to best meet differing customer demands and needs.
smart Locations in Europe:
smart Europe GmbH
Esslinger Strasse 7, 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
smart Automobile France SAS
smart Automobile France SAS, 7 avenue Niépce, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
smart Italia S.r.l.
Via di Quarto Peperino, 22, 00188 Roma RM
smart España A.E, S.L
Avenida de Bruselas, 30 Alcobendas, Madrid 28108, Spain
smart UK Automotive Ltd.
The Pinnacle, Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 1BP, Great Britain
smart Schweiz GmbH
c/o Fabrik11, Ringstrasse 20, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
smart Portugal, Lda
Rua Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler 20, 2710-037 Sintra, Portugal
smart Nederland B.V.
Ravenswade 4, 3439 Nieuwegein, Netherlands
smart Austria Automotive GmbH
Am Belvedere 10, 1100 Wien, Österreich
smart Belgium SA
Avenue du Péage 68, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
smart Sweden AB
Dockgatan 1, 211 12 Malmö