Private company

smart Automobile

Logo: Smart Automobile, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Smart Automobile is a Chinese car manufacturer based in Ningbo, founded in 2019.¹ It was founded by Mercedes-Benz Group and Geely.¹ It is part of Mercedes-Benz Group.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2019Founded¹

Industryautomotive industry¹
HeadquartersNingbo¹
Founded in宁波¹
Websiteglobal.smart.com
Legal formlimited liability company¹
LEI836800STDT04ZBQ03X59²
StatusActive²
LEI statusIssued and current²
Registered address前湾新区滨海二路818号, 315336 宁波市, China²
Registered withState Administration for Market Regulation, 91330200MA2GWLH72E²

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Corporate structure

smart Automobile is part of a group headed by Mercedes-Benz Group. 261 entities, 45 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Mercedes-Benz Group Stuttgart, Germany
- Mercedes-Benz Mobility Services 100% · Stuttgart, Germany
- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International 100% · Vance, Alabama, United States
- Mercedes-Benz AG Stuttgart, Germany
  - Here Technologies Subsidiary · Singapore
    - Navteq Subsidiary · Chicago
  - MBition Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
  - MERCEDES-BENZ SERVICES CORREDURIA DE SEGUROS SA Subsidiary · Alcobendas, Spain
- Mercedes-Benz Bank AG Stuttgart, Germany
- Mercedes-Benz Capital Investments B.V. Nieuwegein, Netherlands
  - MBARC CREDIT CANADA INC. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- smart Automobile 宁波市, China
  - jing ling qi che xiao shou na ning you xian gong si (精灵汽车销售（南宁）有限公司) Subsidiary · 南宁市, China
- Daimler Financial Services Subsidiary · 100% · Stuttgart
- Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. Subsidiary · 100% · Perungudi
- Daimler Truck North America Subsidiary · 100% · Portland, Oregon, United States
  - Sterling Trucks Subsidiary · Redford
  - Western Star Trucks Subsidiary · Portland
- Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Subsidiary · 100% · Brixworth
- Mercedes-AMG Subsidiary · 100% · Affalterbach
  - HWA AG Subsidiary · Affalterbach, Germany
- Mercedes-Benz India Subsidiary · 100% · Pune
- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation Subsidiary · 89.29% · 川崎市, Japan
  - Mitsubishi Fuso Bus Manufacturing Subsidiary · Toyama, Japan
  - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. Subsidiary · Logan Township
- Kamaz Subsidiary · 11% · Naberezhnye Chelny
  - Neftekamsk Automotive Plant Subsidiary · Neftekamsk
  - ZMA Subsidiary · Naberezhnye Chelny
  - КАМАЗ-Инжиниринг Subsidiary · Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
  - Kamaz Master Subsidiary · Russia
- Flix SE Subsidiary · 5% · München, Germany
  - ADAC Postbus Subsidiary · Post Tower, Germany
  - Eurolines Subsidiary · Brussels
  - FlixBus Subsidiary · Munich
  - FlixTrain Subsidiary
  - Greyhound Lines Subsidiary · One Dallas Center
    - BoltBus Subsidiary · One Dallas Center
  - Kâmil Koç Otobüsleri A.Ş. Subsidiary · Bursa, Turkey
  - Flixbus France Subsidiary · France
  - HELLÖ Subsidiary · Austria
- Nissan Subsidiary · 3.32% · 神奈川県横浜市, Japan
  - NISSAN AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France
  - Aichi Machine Industry Subsidiary · 100% · Nagoya, Japan
  - AutoTechnicJapan CO.,LTD Subsidiary · 100%
  - Nissan Car Rental Solutions Subsidiary · 100% · Yokohama, Japan
  - Nissan Financial Services Subsidiary · 100% · Nakase, Japan
  - Nissan Motor Kyushu Subsidiary · 100% · Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  - Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK Subsidiary · 100% · Sunderland, United Kingdom
  - Nissan Network Holdings Subsidiary · 100% · Yokohama, Japan
  - Nissan New Zealand Subsidiary · 100%
  - NISSAN TRADING CO., LTD. Subsidiary · 100% · Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  - Nissan Motor Ibérica Subsidiary · 99.79% · Barcelona, Spain
    - Avia Vehicles Subsidiary · Spain
    - Ebro Subsidiary · Barcelona
  - Nissan Kohki Subsidiary · 97.73% · Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  - Nissan Motor Indonesia Subsidiary · 75% · Jakarta
  - Jatco Subsidiary · 74.96% · Fuji
  - Automotive Energy Supply Corporation Subsidiary · 51%
  - Avtozavod Sankt-Petersburg Subsidiary · Pargolovo
  - Nismo Subsidiary · Shinagawa
  - Nissan Ireland Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
  - Nissan Korea Subsidiary · Seoul
  - Nissan Motor Car Carrier Subsidiary · Chūō
  - Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance Subsidiary
    - Venucia Subsidiary
  - Zhengzhou Nissan Automobile Company Subsidiary · Zhengzhou
    - Dongfeng Fengdu Subsidiary
  - Nissan Shatai Stake · 45.8%
  - Nissan Technical Center North America Subsidiary · 100% · Farmington Hills, United States
  - RENAULT NISSAN AUTOMOTIVE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 70% · Kanchipuram, India
  - and 13 more
- BharatBenz Subsidiary · Chennai
- Daimler Buses Subsidiary · Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
  - Setra Subsidiary
- Daimler Japan Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
- Daimler Truck Subsidiary · Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
  - MERCEDES-BENZ TURK ANONIM SIRKETI (MERCEDES-BENZ TÜRK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ) Subsidiary · Istanbul, Turkey
- Denza Subsidiary · Shenzhen
- Detroit Diesel Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Deutsche Accumotive Subsidiary · Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
- Freightliner Trucks Subsidiary · Portland
- Freightliner-Daimler México Subsidiary · Mexico City
- and 79 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What smart Automobile reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

smart 100%

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

The story

Founded by Geely and Mercedes-Benz Group in 2019, in Ningbo.¹

Products and brands

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Geely Auto 50%
Mercedes-Benz AG 50%

Subsidiaries

smart

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

2019Acquired smart¹

Timeline

2019Founded Founded in 宁波¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
Wikidatasmart Automobile on Wikidata
2
GLEIFsmart Automobile LEI record (836800STDT04ZBQ03X59)
3
Wikimedia Commonssmart Automobile logo by Smart Automobile, Public domain