According to the Wall Street Journal, DaimlerChrysler is going to announce this week that it is introducing the Smart car into the U.S. market. For those who don't know, the Smart car is an incredibly tiny line of cars that get excellent gas mileage and are targeted at urban dwellers. In Paris, for example, Smart cars have been known to park with their front facing the curb. Of course, in Paris Smart cars don't have to compete with Suburbans and Navigators.
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