Mitsubushi ends Smart ForFour Today

MANICHI DAILY NEWS, JAPAN - -Mitsubishi Motors to halt production of Smart forfour model for DaimlerChrysler.

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday it will halt production of the Smart forfour model for DaimlerChrysler AG at a plant in the Netherlands.

The two automakers had been in talks on ending production of the compact car since March, after the German carmaker decided to stop making the model as part of its restructuring efforts.
Production will end Friday, Mitsubishi Motors said. (AP)
June 30, 2006