The Smart Roadster (W452) is a two-door, two-seater sports car classified in the S-segment in Europe. It was first introduced in 2002 by Smart GmbH. The Roadster and its variant, the Roadster Coupé, enjoyed mostly successful sales during their production run. In total, approximately 43,000 units were produced before the model was discontinued in November 2005. The final Smart Roadster built now resides in the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
Smart (stylized in lowercase) is a German automotive marque. Smart Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint
venture established by Mercedes-Benz AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 2019 and aimed at producing
Smart-badged cars in China to be marketed globally. The venture is headquartered in Ningbo, China.
It produces small battery electric vehicles in its manufacturing plant in China.