smart Hambach Plant (smart France S.A.S.)
Overview
Address
smart France S.A.S.
Europôle de Sarreguemines
57913 Hambach Cedex
France
Europôle de Sarreguemines
57913 Hambach Cedex
France
Phone
Phone: +33 387 2820-00
Production
smart fortwo, smart fortwo electric drive
“smartville”: The smart fortwo is produced in Hambach, France. The plant’s cross-shaped assembly line is optimally suited to the needs of logistics and assembly operations and provides an efficient arrangement for production processes. The plant’s environmentally friendly production process is in keeping with the product: The plant has an organic water treatment facility as well as a heat recovery system. Painting with powder coating is especially energy efficient. In addition, series production of the smart fortwo electric drive
started in November 2009.
started in November 2009.
Facts & Figures
Plant area
695,000 sqm
Built-on plant area
137,647 sqm
Number of employees (2010)
788
Plant founded
1997
Annual production (2010)
97,435
History
1997
Inauguration of the smart plant in Hambach
1998
Production of the first smart fortwo
2000
Market launch of the smart fortwo cabriolet
2003
The 500,000th smart fortwo rolls off the assembly line
2007
Production launch of the second-generation smart fortwo
2008
One millionth smart fortwo produced at the tenth anniversary of the start of
production
production
2009
Production of the first 1,500 units of the smart fortwo electric drive begins
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