Smart: even-numbered series set to return? Here’s what we know

Since entering the new energy era, Smart has always struggled to shake off two questions : Why doesn’t smart make small cars anymore? And why are smart’s models getting bigger and bigger? After the morning of August 29, there may be one more question to add: Why has smart started developing hybrid vehicles? At the Chengdu Motor Show , which opened on August 29, smart officially launched its EHD Super Electric Hybrid technology brand . The smart #5 , equipped with this technology, will go on sale in the fourth quarter of 2025. Smart officially announced today an important event on tomorrow , September 2: even-numbered series set to return? What are smart’s plans for the future? And how will it tell the story of its distinctive brand? At Chengdu Motor Show we heard what might be the most compelling answer to the three questions above: smart exists in many forms . Smart aims to create products that are “not defined by conventions” while still meeting mainstream needs. Ho...