SEAT or commonly known as Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo is Spain car company headquartered in Martorell, Catalonia. Based on the history, The SEAT was founded on May 9, 1950, with the joint venture project among Spain’s government-owned Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI), Spanish private banks, and Fiat. Until in 1986, the Spanish government sold SEAT to the Volkswagen Group, and it remains a fully owned subsidiary of the Group as of 2023.
With more than 60 years of experience in automotive industries, SEAT has launched many car models and here are some of the popular car models of SEAT. All of the data were obtained from Volkswagen Group Annual Report in 2023.
The Rank of 5 World’s Most Popular Model Cars of SEAT
The Brief Description of 5 World’s Most Popular Model Cars of SEAT
1.Arona
SEAT Arona still become the world’s most popular SEAT car model in 2023. According to Volskwagen Group annual report in 2023, the production of Arona in 2023 reached 76,594 units. Commonly, SETA Arona is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured since 2017. Techinically, the Arona consist of three engines including Petrol (1.0-Liter with 3-cyclinder unit and 95 TSI/115 PS and 1.5-Litre with 150 PS 4-cylinder), Diesel (1.6-litre TDI with 95/115 PS), and Petrol/CNG (1.0-Litre 90 PS)
2.Ibiza
Seat Ibiza still become the second world’s most popular Car model of Seat in 2023. Historically, The SEAT Ibiza is a supermini car that has been manufactured since 1984. As of 2023, the SEAT Ibiza entered fifth generation introduced at 2017 in Geneva motor show. Based on Engine features, the Ibiza in fifth generation was equipped with 1.0-litre MPi, 1.0-litre TSi 3-cylinder petrol, 1.0-litre TSi 3-cylinder CNG, 1.5-litre TSi EVO, and the 1.6-litre TDi four-cylinder diesel. Overall, in 2023, accaording to Volkswagen Group Annual Report in 2023, the production of SEAT Ibiza reached 74,355 units.
3.Ateca
The SEAT Ateca is a compact crossover SUV (C-segment) manufactured by Spanish automaker SEAT which was produced since 2016. Based on engine, there are the types of engine includes Petrol (1.0 L TSI 115 I3, 1.4 L TSI 150 I4, 2.0 L TSI 190 I4, and 2.0 L TSI 300 I4), Diesel (1.6 L TDI 115 I4, 2.0 L TDI 150 I4, 2.0 L TDI 190 I4, and 2.0 EcoTSI 4Drive (Cupra Ateca), and Diesel (1.6 L TDI 115 I4, 2.0 L TDI 150 I4, and 2.0 L TDI 190 I4). Overall, according to Volkswagen Group Annual Report in 2023, the production of SEAT Ateca reached 69,486 units.
4.Leon
The SEAT León is a small family car manufactured since October 1999. As of 2023, the SEAT León entered the Fourth generation. The Seat León has three types of engines, namely Petrol (1.0 L EA211 CHYB I3 TSI, 1.5 L EA211 Evo TSI I4, and 2.0 L I4 TSI), Petrol/CNG (1.5 L EA211 Evo TGI I4), Petrol hybrid (1.0 L EA211 CHYB eTSI I3 (mild hybrid) 1.5 L EA211 Evo eTSI I4 (mild hybrid), 1.4 L EA211 TSI I4 (PHEV)), adn Diesel (2.0 L I4 TDI diesel). In the year of 2023, the production of SEAT León reached 40,862 units.
5.Tarraco
The SEAT Tarraco is a mid-size crossover SUV (D-segment) manufactured by Spanish automaker SEAT. Historically, the first model was presented on 18 September 2018 at the Paris Motor Show. Based on engine, the seat tarraco has 2 types of engines, include Petrol engine (1.4 L 150 TSI I4 (Mexico), 1.5 L 150 TSI I4, 2.0 L 190 TSI I4, and 2.0 L 245 TSI I4) and Diesel (2.0 L 150 TDI I4, 2.0 L 190 TDI I4, and 2.0 L 200 TDI I4). Statistically, in 2023, the production of SEAT Tarraco reached 25,562 units.
Source of 5 World’s Most Popular Model Cars of SEAT
Volkswagen Group. 2024. Volkswagen Group Annual Report 2023. Accessed via https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/publications/more/annual-report-2023-2671 on May 22nd, 2024.