Smart Car, here we come
On our way to Luxembourg we stopped off in northeastern France to visit the Smart car factory. Even though we showed up unannounced we were let on to a tour group from Switzerland and got to see the interior of the factory where they make the Smart For Two. The factory tour was very intersting where we learned different facts about the Smart car and the technical advances of the factory. but no fact was more entertaining then the one about Michael Jackson.Michael was on a European tour when he was passing through the area. One can see the Smart factory from the expresway but the tell tale sign is a tall glass tower that holds about 16 Smart cars in two stacks. The tower is all in glass and is highlighted by the different colours of the car. This was originally a publicity stunt and a marketing ploy when Smart first started out. Michael Jackson, had his tour bus driver pull over at the public relations and tour building and he walked in and wanted to buy the tower. The Smart car people misunderstood what he meant and thought he wanted to buy a Smart car. He said no, and pointed that he wanted the whole glass tower, the cars and all to be shipped to his Neverneverland ranch in California. Unfortunately for Michael it never ended up as a display for him at his ranch....some people, sheesh!
posted by NV @ 9:24 pm
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