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Smart brings back its two-seat Fortwo as it seeks to revive sales
Smart, a car company jointly owned by Mercedes-Benz and China’s Geely, is bringing back its two-seat city car as the electric #2.
The original Fortwo became known for being small and easy to park in cities, and more than 350,000 are still on the road in Germany.
Smart plans to present the new model at the Paris motor show.
The company has faced years of losses and falling sales, including a global loss of more than $360 million last year and deliveries of fewer than 60,000 vehicles in 2025.
The #2 is 2.75 metres long, is due to cost less than €20,000 and is expected to have a range of up to 290 kilometres.
It will be built in China to keep costs down.
Smart says the model should become profitable, and its success could be important to the future of the brand.
Smart is bringing back its two-seat Fortwo as the electric #2, aiming to revive sales and save the brand.
The car is being presented at the Paris Motor Show by the Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture.
Smart delivered fewer than 60,000 vehicles in 2025, and reported a global loss of more than $380 million in 2024.
The #2 is 2.75 metres long, is expected to start below €20,000 and is claimed to have a range of up to 290 kilometres.
Production is planned in China to reduce costs.
- Who
- Smart, the joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely, is bringing back the Fortwo.
- What
- The company is presenting the electric #2, a new version of its two-seat Fortwo, to boost sales and revive the brand.
- When
- Monday; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The car is being presented at the Paris Motor Show. Production is planned at a Geely subsidiary’s factory in Xi’an, China.
- Why
- Smart aims to increase sales and improve the brand’s financial position.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The significance is enormous, after all the two-seater is the DNA of the brand.
The soul of the brand is coming back – and is having a positive impact on our entire model range.
The Fortwo launched and helped revolutionise city driving, the article says.
Mercedes moved Smart into a joint venture with Geely.
Smart recorded a global loss of more than $380 million.
Smart delivered fewer than 60,000 vehicles, according to figures cited by Handelsblatt.
Smart presented the new #2 at the Paris Motor Show.
- Model
- Smart #2, a two-seat electric car
- Length
- 2.75 metres
- Starting price
- Below €20,000
- Range
- Up to 290 kilometres
- Production
- Xi’an, China
- 2025 deliveries
- Fewer than 60,000 vehicles
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