U.S. sales of Daimler’s Smart brand minicar plummet – washingtonpost.com: “The U.S. debut of the urban two-seater is foundering after a promising start in 2008, when North American sales propelled Smart to its first profit. With just one model, the ForTwo, the brand’s U.S. sales plunge 41 percent, to 14,600 cars, last year, more than the 15 percent decline by Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz.”