What is Smart?
{{distinguish|Intelligence}} {{Infobox company | name = smart Automobile Co., Ltd. | logo = Smart.svg | logo_size = | type = [[Joint venture]] | industry = [[automotive industry|Automotive]] | foundation = {{ubl |{{Start date and age|February 1994}} (marque) |{{Start date and age|2019}} (joint venture) }} | location_city = [[Ningbo]] | location_country = China | key_people = Tong Xiangbei ([[chief executive officer|CEO]]) | products = [[Electric vehicle]]s | owners = {{ubl |[[Mercedes-Benz Group]] (50%) | [[Geely|Zhejiang Geely Holding Group]] (50%) }} | subsid = {{ubl |smart Europe GmbH |smart Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. }} | homepage = {{url|uk.smart.com}} | module = {{Chinese|child=yes|s=智马达汽车有限公司|t=智馬達汽車有限公司|p=Zhìmǎdá Qìchē Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī|order=st}} | footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.smart.com/management-en/ |title=Management |publisher=smart Automobile |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.smart.com/structure-en/ |title=Organisations |publisher=smart Automobile |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://media.smart.com/smart-and-proton-sign-moa-on-regional-partnership/ |title=smart and PROTON sign MoA on regional partnership |publisher=smart Automobile |date=19 January 2022 |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.smart.com/zh-chs/imprint-cn/ |title=法律声明 |trans-title=Legal notice |language=Chinese |publisher=smart Automobile |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> }} [[Image:Smart Fortwo passion front.JPG|thumb|[[Smart Fortwo]]]] '''smart''' is a brand of [[microcar]]s and [[supermini car|superminis]] based in [[Böblingen]], [[Germany]]. It is a division of [[Daimler AG]]. The brand was started in [[1994]]. The brand became a joint venture between [[Geely]] and [[Mercedes-Benz Group|Mercedes-Benz]] in 2019, launching the [[Smart #1]] in 2022 and announcing the [[Smart #3]] in 2023. ==History== === Origins === [[File:Smart Verwaltungszentrale Böblingen 04.jpg|thumb|Former Smart offices in [