Daimler to refocus Smart brand on EVs only in U.S., Canada

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche with the redesigned line of Smart Forfour electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show in Sept. 2016. (BLOOMBERG)

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Daimler AG will stop selling gasoline-powered Smart cars in the U.S. and Canada later this year, converting the microcar brand to an electric vehicle-only endeavor.

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