Seat to produce two new C/D-segment models in Martorell

Spanish carmaker SEAT, SA will manufacture two new C/D-segment models at its plant in Martorell. This was announced last month by Seat chairman Erich Schmitt during a meeting with several media representatives at the Seat headquarters. In future, Seat...

Spanish carmaker SEAT, SA will manufacture two new C/D-segment models at its plant in Martorell. This was announced last month by Seat chairman Erich Schmitt during a meeting with several media representatives at the Seat headquarters. In future, Seat will have two versions: a saloon and an estate car.

The decision to produce these models in Martorell, with a market launch planned for 2009, contributes to considerably improve the capacity utilisation of the Spanish plant.

The announcement is the first from Seat since the dissolution of the brands within the Volkswagen Group and supports the progress of the Improvement Plan that was set in motion at the beginning of this year and whose most important objectives have been met by now.

Mr Schmitt said: "The assignment of the two new C/D-segment models to the Seat plant in Martorell is an historic step for Seat. By these means, we enlarge our current product range, which does not only give our clients the possibility to grow with the brand, but also enables us to increase the profitability of our dealer network thanks to the availability of a new product by Seat."

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