Posted on 3rd July, 2009 by Warren M
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The Spanish car manufacturer SEAT posted an increase in its world retails sales in June; the almost 36,000 units sold show a 0.7% increase over the same period last year.
Posted on 2nd July, 2009 by Warren M
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In both its 5-door and SC version, the SEAT Ibiza is still racking up distinctions. This time, the popular Spanish model has been singled out as the most secure in the ‘City Car/Supermini’ category with the prestigious British Insurance Vehicle Security (BIVS) Award, presented by Thatcham, the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre located in the county of Berkshire, England.
Posted on 1st July, 2009 by Warren M
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The WTCC races being held next 5 July on Oporto’s urban track will be memorable for two reasons. On one hand they mark the championship’s 100th race, and on the other, they signal the half-way point of this season with the SEAT Sport team currently leading both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ classification.
Posted on 30th June, 2009 by Warren M
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The newest additions made to the Ibiza range include cars bearing initials that have made a big name for themselves in the history of the Spanish brand, such as FR and CUPRA, and now the Bocanegra is the most recent arrival, which coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Ibiza’s market launch.
Posted on 30th June, 2009 by Warren M
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The SEAT Ibiza was the recipient of the prestigious Red Dot Award in Essen yesterday in the Product Design 2009 category. This prize is a tribute to the quality, precision and innovative design of the Spanish car’s 5-door and SC versions. The 5 door version of the Ibiza received the highest distinction, the “Best of the Best” award for its high quality design, while the SC took the “Red Dot” award for outstanding quality.
Posted on 30th June, 2009 by Warren M
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SEAT has turned the Leon a bit sportier by giving it a new facelift. Modest design adjustments give the brawny Spaniard a more dynamic appearance. JE DESIGN follows this line and turns the modified model into a thoroughbred sports car. At the same time as the new Leon is introduced to the market, the refiner also offers his entire Leon facelift programme.
Posted on 18th June, 2009 by Warren M
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Today SEAT held the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new bodywork workshop at the Martorell plant for assembly of the new Audi Q3 from 2011 onwards. The shed, ready to house the production facilities in February 2010, will be equipped with almost 300 robots, making it one of the most modern workshop of its kind in the world.
Posted on 18th June, 2009 by Warren M
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SEAT’s sleek Ibiza is today named as a winner in the prestigious British Insurance Car Security Awards (BICSA) presented by Thatcham, the Motor Industry Repair Research Centre, in Berkshire.
Posted on 15th June, 2009 by Warren M
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MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – June 15, 2009: More details, and confirmed prices, for SEAT’s forthcoming trio of scorching Ibiza hot hatches are revealed today.
Posted on 13th June, 2009 by Warren M
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Despite the enormous difference, neither Tiago Monteiro nor his team are the least bit worried. SEAT Sport’s Portuguese driver and the Oreca team compete all year at the WTCC as part of the SEAT structure in typical sheer speed races such as at the World Championship, which last on average 24 to 25 minutes. This weekend however, the driver and his team will have to come to terms with switching from sprinting to enduring at a mythical race such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Posted on 4th June, 2009 by Warren M
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Today the rail service for spare parts shipment between SEAT facilities at Martorell and the Zona Franca started up. The shipment capacity of approximately one million cubic metres of spare parts per year means that some 32,000 trips by heavy vehicles will be taken off the metropolitan road network.
Posted on 2nd June, 2009 by Warren M
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The Spanish brand’s sporty SEAT Exeo sedan range has been extended with the arrival on the market of the estate ST version, a tremendously functional car that combines luxury, comfort and spaciousness with the traditional sporty philosophy that characterises all SEAT models.
Posted on 1st June, 2009 by Warren M
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The World Touring Car Championship had its fifth meeting of the season today in Cheste and SEAT achieved another success claiming the top three positions in the first race with Yvan Muller as the winner, followed by Tiago Monteiro and Gabriele Tarquini.
Posted on 26th May, 2009 by Warren M
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The SEAT Ibiza has been voted “Most Wanted Vehicle of 2009” in Macedonia by spectators of the “Auto Magazine” television programme. This is the ninth award given to the Spanish brand’s car since its launch midway through last year, a significant fact that proves the new Ibiza’s enormous popularity among the public and the media.
Posted on 19th May, 2009 by Warren M
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The sportiest versions of the Ibiza range, the FR and the CUPRA, will be available across the official dealership network in Spain before the start of summer to round off the extensive range of the popular Spanish model. Both exclusive vehicles making their sales debut accurately represent the values that SEAT applies to all its models – innovative design, sporty character and naturally, a large dose of vitality.
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