SEAT

This article is about the Spanish automotive company. For objects people sit on, see Seat. For other uses, see Seat (disambiguation).
"S.E.A.T." redirects here. Not to be confused with Sociedad Española de Automóviles y Transportes.
SEAT S.A.[1]
Native name
Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo (S.E.A.T.)
Company typeSociedad Anónima / Subsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded9 May 1950; 74 years ago (1950-05-09)
FounderInstituto Nacional de Industria
HeadquartersMartorell, Catalonia, Spain
Area served
Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America (except Brazil and Argentina) and Singapore
Key people
ProductsAutomobiles, electric vehicles, automotive parts
Production output
Increase 533,608 vehicles (2023)[2]
ServicesDesign, manufacture and distribution of SEAT cars and components
RevenueIncrease €14.3 billion (2023)[2]
Increase €625 million (2023)[2]
Number of employees
14,751 (2020)
ParentVolkswagen Group
DivisionsSEAT
SEAT Cupra
Cupra Racing
Websiteseat.com

SEAT S.A. (English: /ˈseɪɑːt/; Spanish: [ˈseat]; from Spanish Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo, lit. 'Spanish Passenger Car Company') is a Spanish car manufacturer that sells its vehicles under the SEAT and Cupra brands.[3] Founded on May 9, 1950, it was created as a joint venture between Spain's government-owned Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI), which held a majority stake, Spanish private banks, and Fiat. After being listed as an independent automaker for 36 years, the Spanish government sold SEAT to the Volkswagen Group in 1986, and it remains a fully owned subsidiary of the Group.[4]

The headquarters of SEAT S.A. is situated in Martorell, near Barcelona, at the company’s industrial complex. Over 468,000 units were produced in 2020 with more than 427,000 cars exported to over 75 countries worldwide.[5]

  1. ^ "Annual Report – 2019 & Past Reports | SEAT". www.seat.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  2. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2023 Downloads". VW Annual Report 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ "Legal Note Archived 6 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine." SEAT. Retrieved on 20 November 2012. "Autovía A-2, Km 585 – 08760 Martorell"
  4. ^ "En 1985 hemos vendido más de 100.000 automóviles en el mercado exterior" [We sold over 100,000 cars in export markets in 1985]. ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 1986-07-14. p. 47. Retrieved 2022-09-22 – via Archivo ABC.
  5. ^ "Annual Report – 2020 & Past Reports | SEAT". www.seat.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.