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SEAT will not develop new cars

For a long time there were rumors that the Volkswagen Group, as the owner of SEAT, could shut down the Spanish brand. However, the information was partially correct, as it was confirmed that SEAT has a new task, but that it will not develop new cars. From now on, it will be done by the Cupra.

“The future of SEAT is the Cupra. The Volkswagen Group will continue to invest heavily in the Cupra and increase these investments,” said Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer. He also said that Cupra has become extremely attractive to customers and that it is the fastest growing brand in Europe.

Spanish car manufacturer was founded in 1950 and represents the pride of Spain. It will keep the name and the main task of the company in the future will be alternative mobility. Given that SEAT already has the MÓ range of electric scooters, this task seems ideal.

SEAT has been struggling with sales results for a long time, so the company decided that it is time to take a different path. When it comes to current production, SEAT will continue to produce cars for the next few years, but will not produce new generations of those models.

In 2018, SEAT created the Cupra brand as its independent high-performance branch. Since then, the company has been producing originally designed, exciting and attractive cars that have been well received by the market. In the first six months of 2023, Cupra sold 107,300 cars, 56.9% more than in the same period of 2022 (68,400). These are historic results and an indication that the decision to shift focus to Cupra was expected.

Source: Volkswagen Group

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Seat invests 1.8 billion euros in battery production

The Spanish car manufacturer Seat has announced that it intends to enter the production of batteries for electric vehicles, and the first step will be the construction of a brand new factory that will be financed from EU funds. The European Union will finance the project with 1.5 billion euros, and Seat will invest an additional 300 million euros. The factory should start operating in 2025.

The factory will cover an area of 64,000 square meters, the equivalent of nine football fields, and will create more than 400 direct jobs and an additional 100 indirect jobs. The management of Seat and Cupra wants to position Spain as the center of electromobility in Europe. In this regard, an initiative has been proposed to the government to deduct 15% of the personal income tax from every buyer of an electric vehicle in Spain in order to stimulate car sales while expanding the network of charging stations.

This factory will also produce PowerCo cells, and will be produced in Sagunto (Valencia). At the same time, the battery factory will be connected to a factory where zero-emission models will be produced for the entire Volkswagen Group.

CEO of SEAT & CUPRA Wayne Griffiths, stated that the construction will start at the beginning of the eighth month of this year.

Source: Seat

News, Tuning

SEAT Leon Cupra reached 300 km/h

The Volkswagen Golf R is definitely a fantastic powerful hatchback to drive, but its price is too high for many, so they find a more affordable alternative in the SEAT Leon Cupra. This is the third generation of this model, which unleashed all its power on the highway in Germany.

According to the AutoTopNL magazine, the Leon Cupra 280 reached a speed of more than 300 km/h on the highway. The video was published on the YouTube channel, and it can be seen how after several attempts the car crosses the magic limit.

The Leon Cupra 280 hit the market in 2014 and is powered by a 2.0-liter TSI turbo gasoline engine with 276 hp (203 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm) of torque. However, the car in the video underwent an upgrade by the company KolbenKraft, which took its capabilities to a new level, and now the car has 520 hp (382 kW) and 443 lb-ft (600 Nm) of torque.

As a reminder, the Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years Edition (Mk8), which is also the most powerful Golf in history, reaches a maximum electronically limited speed of 270 km/h (168 mph).

Source: AutoTopNL via YouTube