‘2017 is going to be a very special year for SEAT’

SEAT concluded 2016 with increased sales for the fourth consecutive year.

The carmaker delivered a total of 410,200 vehicles, which is 2.6% more than in 2015 (400,000) and the best result since 2007.

In the last four years, SEAT sales have gone up by 27.8%, which represents 89,200 more cars than in 2012 (321,000). The new Ateca has spurred SEAT deliveries. 24,200 units of the company’s first-ever SUV have been sold since it reached dealerships last July. Thanks to its successful launch, SEAT deliveries in the second half of 2016 increased by 5.3%.

The Ateca figures are complemented by growth posted by the Alhambra and the Leon. Both models concluded 2016 with their highest ever sales results. Coinciding with its 20th anniversary, sales of the brand’s large MPV saw double-digit improvement, increasing by 13.6% to stand at 30,700 units. In terms of the Leon, its sales went up by 3.0% to reach 165,000 vehicles.

This is the best sales result of the Leon since it was launched in 1999, and cements its place as the brand’s best-selling model. Furthermore, the Ibiza is approaching the end of its fourth generation with high sales volumes of its own, ending 2016 with 152,000 vehicles deliveries, which is only slightly lower than 2015 (-0.9%).

SEAT President Luca de Meo said that ‘with the updated Leon, the fifth generation Ibiza and the new Arona we set ourselves the goal of increasing our sales volume. 2017 is going to be a very special year for SEAT’.