Smart is the first car to pioneer polypropylene (PP) body panels

The 2008 Smart fortwo is the first car to pioneer polypropylene (PP) body panels

Smart® fortwo has become the first commercialised car to have full body panels manufactured from polypropylene (PP). Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has developed Daplen™ ED230HP, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) compound, for this pioneering development to meet the cost-effective production targets and aesthetic, safety and environmental requirements of the latest Smart fortwo vehicle.

Official Smart fortwo introduction in Silicon Valley

San Jose Mercury News reports that Smart USA will do the formal press-wide introduction of the 2008 fortwo in Silicon Valley.

Couple the valley's love affair with the high-mileage Prius and its oversupply of early adopters and it's no surprise Smart executives picked trendy Santana Row for their media rollout.