Press event videos-San Jose

[spdickey]

Here, on one page are all the videos from the San Jose press event. A lot of answers can be found listening to each one. But one at a time!

An interesting interview of Dave Schembri President of SmartUSA from autonetwork. He talks about his former attempt to bring the car to the US with Daimler, roadside assistance and the warranty among other thing.
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Ken Kettenbeil, Director Communications, welcomes journalist to first Smart fortwo media launch in U.S.
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Dave Schembri, President, Smart USA, talks about the dealer selection, marketing and business model for Smart fortwo, at first US launch.
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Chairman, Roger Penske, discusses the partnership with Mercedes Benz.
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Smart Director, Andrew Jensen, details the fortwo Passion and other models.
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Smart executives field questions from auto journalist regarding the new fortwo at media launch. (jerky, but listenable)
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See how the US smallest car, Smart fortwo, performs on the highway
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See how the new 2008 Smart fortwo performs in frontal, side and roll-over tests.
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Go inside and take a look at a Smart dealer in San Francisco.
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[Carnut]

Nice. This should be a sticky as down the road it will be nice to look back at the pioneering days.

[2micro4u]

Thanks for this post as well. Lots of excellent info. I would rate this thread a 10 hands down. Highly recommended to be placed as a sticky.

[eqwalker]

The first two videos are the only ones I can get to play. It says the others are not available.

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by eqwalker

The first two videos are the only ones I can get to play. It says the others are not available.

Must have been a temp YouTube glitch. Just worked okay for me.