2011 Nissan Micra

Smart USA has confirmed it will have a new car in its showrooms starting in late 2011--and that the new car will be sourced from Nissan. As a part of a wide-ranging cooperation forged earlier this year between Nissan-Renault and Daimler, the companies will share technology and development costs for some vehicle systems. In this case, Nissan will provide an entire vehicle to Smart. Smart USA clarifies that, "This is a separate MOU between smart USA (Penske Automotive Group) and Nissan. Daimler is not involved in the manufacture, engineering or design of this vehicle, but they support our...