<div id="readability-page-1"><blockquote><ul><li>The production version of the two-seat Smart #2 mini EV will be launched within 2026.</li><li>Smart first mentioned the Smart #2 in September 2025 as the successor to its ForTwo model.</li></ul></blockquote><figure id="attachment_135808"><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012603281281.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1600" height="900" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012603281281.jpg"/><figcaption id="caption-attachment-135808">(Smart #2. Image credit: Smart)</figcaption></figure><p>Smart, the joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely, will debut the two-seat Smart #2 mini electric vehicle (EV) prototype concept car at the 2026 Beijing auto show in late April, following its revealing last September.</p><p>Smart announced the plan over the weekend, with the production version of the Smart #2 slated for launch within 2026.</p><p>The 19th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2026) will take place in Beijing from April 24 to May 3, 2026.</p>    <div>        <p><span>Join us on </span>            Telegram            <span> or </span>            Google News        </p>    </div><p>Smart announced in September 2025 that it would launch the two-seat Smart #2 in 2026 as the successor to its ForTwo model.</p><p>The all-new Smart #2 will be launched in China, Europe, and other overseas markets, with a planned roll out in late 2026, Smart previously said.</p><p>Designed by the Mercedes-Benz team and built on Smart's new ultra-compact vehicle architecture, the Smart #2 is currently in its final design and development phase.</p><p>Last month, Smart shared several images of the camouflaged Smart #2, saying the model had commenced global testing.</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012603282561.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1600" height="899" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012603282561.jpg"/></p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012603281991.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1600" height="900" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026012603281991.jpg"/></p><p>The Smart #2 will further expand the Smart brand's product portfolio, joining the Smart #1, #3, and #5 to form the brand's new lineup.</p><p>Launched in 1998, the Smart brand targets the premium compact car segment, representing Mercedes-Benz's solution for urban mobility in megacities.</p><p>On January 8, 2020, Mercedes-Benz and Geely established a new joint venture under the Smart brand, headquartered in Ningbo, Zhejiang, to accelerate electrification.</p><p>The first-generation Smart ForTwo two-seater city car debuted in 1998 and has sold over 2 million units cumulatively.</p><p>Additionally, Smart announced Saturday a special edition Smart #3 collaboration with American artist Keith Haring, priced at RMB 184,900 ($26,580) with only 99 units available in China.</p><p>The standard Smart #3 starts at RMB 164,900 in China.</p>    <div>        <div>            <p><img width="768" height="432" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025120813402244-768x432.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025120813402244-768x432.jpg"/>                            </p>        </div>        <div>            <p>Smart files #6 EHD in China as brand's 1st sedan</p>            <p>The Smart #6 EHD is a hybrid sedan and the largest model in the Smart brand's lineup to date.</p>                    </div>    </div>                                                                                    </div>

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<p>Smart will debut the prototype of its two-seat Smart #2 mini electric vehicle (EV) at the Beijing auto show in April 2026, with the production version set to launch later that year. The Smart #2, designed by Mercedes-Benz, is positioned as the successor to the ForTwo model and will be available in China, Europe, and other markets. Additionally, Smart announced a special edition Smart #3 collaboration with artist Keith Haring, priced at RMB 184,900, with only 99 units available in China.</p>

- The two-seat Smart #2 mini EV will be launched within 2026, following its announcement as the successor to the ForTwo model in September 2025.  
- Smart, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely, will present the prototype at the 2026 Beijing auto show, with production options planned for China, Europe, and abroad.  
- The Smart #2 is designed to expand the brand's electric vehicle lineup, joining existing models and targeting urban mobility solutions.

Smart #2 prototype concept car to debut at April Beijing auto show