Just so you know, I just got a post card from smart USA this very day that thanked me for test driving the smart and encouraged me to put down my $99 deposit if I had not done so already. I'm telling you this so you know that they are still encouraging people to place orders here in the third week of November, so they must feel that they can crank out the cars if the orders are received.
Of course, I don't have any inside information, but it does seem encouraging that they are still seeking ORDERS with all the deposits they KNOW they have on hand.