SEAT
Cars
The story of Fiat
goes back to a time before SEAT was established. It starts
out with the Spanish government wanting a new Spanish automobile
company to be started. Discussions were held with several
manufacturers and finally they struck a deal with
FIAT. In 1950, Socieded Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo
S.A. (SEAT) was established. SEAT bought the contract between
Fiat and the Spanish Government. In 1953 the SEAT 1400 was
introduced. Four years later, they introduced the 600, which
was their second vehicle. The demand for this car exceeded
the supply. The car was so successful that 1320,000 were manufactured
between 1957-1963. SEAT continued to introduce new cars. With
all these new models, their 1,000,000 unit was produced by
the end of the 1960’s.
SEAT was struggling by the end of the 1970’s. They
had once been Spain’s most successful automobile manufacturer.
Fiat would take over SEAT and the SEAT brand would no longer
appear on any exports. SEAT would later regain control of
their company. Eventually SEAT would begin working with Porsche
on a car named Ibiza. SEAT knew if they were to survive they
would need to form an agreement with another automobile company
and Porsche was not an option. In time an agreement would
be reached with VW. The Ibiza car was very successful.
The 90’s saw a time of rebirth for Seat. In fact, for
the first time in 15 years, they earned a profit. Seat would
become a sponsor of the Barcelona Olympics and their new Toledo
car would be the official car of the games. SEAT was back
on their way to success. In the years that have followed,
they have continued to introduce many new cars. They redesigned
the Ibiza and Toledo. Good
things to come can be expected for and from SEAT.
Car insurance groups for the SEAT range of cars varies, but
expect any car that you choose to have a car insurance
group that is below the UK average car insurance
group.
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