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A short history of SEAT cars.

  • 1950 - SEAT, short for Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Tourismo S.A. is launched om May 9th 1950
  • 1953 - The Zona Franca factory is inaugurated and the first SEAT, a rebadged Fiat 1400, is built.
  • 1957 - SEAT (Fiat) 600 production begins.Mass motorisation of spain starts.
  • 1965 - First exports start, to Colombia.
  • 1968 - The millionth SEAT is produced.
  • 1974 - The second-millionth SEAT is produced.
  • 1975 - Technical Centre in Martorell opens.
  • 1982 - Industrial and commercial cooperation agreements are signed with Volkswagen.
  • 1984 - The first SEAT Ibiza model is built.
  • 1986 - VW fist buys 51 percent of SEAT and then ups it's stake to 75 percent. Exports start to Europe. SEAT Sport is founded.
  • 1989 - Martorell factory construction begins.
  • 1990 - VW ups it's stake in SEAT to 99.99 percent.
  • 1991 - First SEAT model developed in the VW group. The SEAT Toledo is launched.
  • 1993 - Martorell factory opens. Second generation Ibiza begins manufacture. New Cordoba presented.
  • 1995 - The ten-millionth SEAT is built.
  • 1996 - SEAT wins the WRC Kit Car championship with the SEAT Ibiza. Alhambra large MPV launched.
  • 1997 - SEAT Ibiza Kit Car wins again. Arosa and Cordoba Vario added to the range.
  • 1998 - New face of SEAT is presented on the next generation Toledo. SEAT Ibiza kit car wins again.
  • 1999 - New SEAT Leon is launched.
  • 2000 - Presentation of Salsa concept car, which previewed the brand's new styling  direction. SEAT celebrates 50th anniversary.
  • 2001 - High performance Leon Cupra R prototype is presented. SEAT Tango concept is shown. New Ibiza is launced.
  • 2002 - SEAT becomes a memeber of the Audi brand group. New Cordoba lanched. Leon Supercoba returns to the racetracks.
  • 2003 - Toledo GT is champion in its first year of competition in Spanish GT championship. SEAT shows the Leon Cupra R, Ibiza Cupra and Altea prototype.
  • 2004 - Altea mini MPV launched. Ibiza FR and Cupra models launched.
  • 2005 - New Leon launched.
  • 2006 - SEAT is launched in South Africa.
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