GGI EUROPEAN TUNING, INC. is pleased to announce the launch of a unique personalization program for the Smart Fortwo. The highest quality in component design and manufacturing techniques transforms the popular Smart Fortwo into an even more sporty and individual runabout. GGI European Tuning, Inc. is the exclusive importer/distributor of CARLSSON products for the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

Smart GmbH the manufacture of the smart fortwo electric drive will roll off the production line at the smart factory in Hambach, France, starting this November. The second generation smart fortwo will be equipped with a ground-breaking and cost-effective lithium-ion battery manufactured by Tesla. Media.daimler.com states the car will be available starting in 2012 to anyone? According to D. Schembri, President, smart USA smart USA will have 300 full electric vehicles available in late 2010 and will go into full series production in 2011. He also adds “haven't figured out exactly how to do the distribution, but they will be for general consumer use.”

Most automatic car washes are safe for a Smart Fortwo cabriolet top. But using a car wash with barrel brushes should be avoided. All Smart Fortwo cabriolet owners should use a fluorocarbon repelling system to protect their tops. There are kits developed exclusively for the cleaning and care of a cabriolet roof. Smart Cabriolet Top Care...Your Smart cabriolet top is basically just a piece of cloth that, when driving, gets everything our environment can throw at it. Smart manufacturers are aware of this and use high-grade and heavy-gauge materials for cabriolets.

The road for the Smart's U.S. launch had not been a smooth one with many road blocks and hurdles to overcome. Early in 2004, rumor had it that an SUV called the Smart ForMore would be introduced to the United States in 2006, by smartUSA, which was still a division of Mercedes-Benz. They began courting dealers to sell the Smart ForMore in the United States.

There are few companies that can make the Smart car even smarter! One such company which specializes in making great vehicles even greater is Lorinser! Lorinser makes automobiles that live up to the highest standards and their corporate philosophy is "Perfecting what is already precious." According to Sportservice Lorinser "when perfect design meets powerful performance and breathtaking curves unite with race-car engine performance, you have arrived. You have arrived in the world of Lorinser."

smart USA has launched their online store at www.smartUSAgearstore.com. Nothing special to report and many members are asking if this is the EXACT same EURO (smartware) product carried by smart centers being remarketed by smart USA through Cintas? Unfortunately, the merchandise available from www.smartUSAgearstore.com isn’t genuine smartware like that offered to the smart enthusiasts of Europe. If you want authentic smartware from Europe go to www.wellsmart.co.uk.

To rev-up excitement in the US, smart USA and the Penske Group used a very resourceful and—what many thought—a successful advertising strategy to market the Smart when it finally made its way to the US. They truly created a Smart buzz, using the popular word-of-mouth (WOM) marketing method along their unique cross-country tour. Now, with new concerns about safety from consumers, Smart USA is asking Smart car owners to assist them by, once again, using WOM.

Since most Americans have two cars, why not get one just for the daily commute and other assorted errands and use one for hauling the family around town? On average a one-way commute covers a distance of only 16 miles and takes 26 minutes.American's have had an obsession with bigger, and faster vehicles, but lately, fuel cost, traffic congestion and their clear-cut convenience, have made the supermini increasingly more attractive to countless American car buyers. The Smart was designed for traversing the snug European thoroughfares. Were parking spaces are at a premium and getting gas in Amsterdam would cost you almost $7.00 per gallon.