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SEAT Martorell ended 2019 with its highest production volume since 2000, with output totalling 500,005 cars. This figure is 5.4% higher than in 2018 (474,300) and consolidates Martorell as the factory that produces the most cars in Spain, Europe’s second largest car producer.
Line 1 in Martorell, where the Ibiza and the Arona are made, closed 2019 with a production of 264,854 vehicles, 14.5% more than in 2018 (231,213). Line 2, where the #seat Leon is built, will begin production this year of three models: the fourth generation Leon in its #seat and CUPRA versions, and the CUPRA Formentor. Until the start of production of these models, 153,864 vehicles were produced in 2019, slightly fewer than the previous year (159,486; -3.5%). Line 3 meanwhile, where the Audi A1 is produced, closed the year with 81,287 cars produced, 2.8% below the 83,601 vehicles made in 2018.
SEAT Vice-president for Production and Logistics Dr. Christian Vollmer highlighted that “Martorell is the heart of #seat, one of the most modern and competitive factories in the European #automotive industry and also one of the most important producers of cars.” Dr. Vollmer added that “2020 will be a historic year for Martorell as we are going to launch three new models – the #seat Leon, the CUPRA Leon and the CUPRA Formentor – and start the electrification of the plant with the plug-in hybrid versions of the Leon family.”
Today, more than 7,900 employees work in the Martorell factory, both in production and in the offices, making around 2,300 cars a day, or one every 40 seconds. The Martorell plant is working at over 90% of its current maximum capacity.
SEAT’s record-breaking global production
In 2019, total #seat vehicle production reached a new #record, advancing by 12.1% to a volume of 592,019 cars (2018: 528,293). In addition to Martorell, #seat also produced cars in five plants belonging to the Volkswagen Group.
In Kvasiny (Czech Republic), #seat produced 98,370 units of the Ateca (+8.3%); 38,835 units of the Tarraco in Wolfsburg (Germany), compared to 2,660 in 2018 when production of this model began towards the end of the year; 23,021 units of the Alhambra in Palmela (Portugal) (+17.5%); 11,547 units of the Mii (-19.7%), which was halted mid-year, and of the new Mii electric beginning in November, in Bratislava (Slovakia); and finally, 1,506 units of the Toledo in Mladá Boleslav (Czech Republic), a vehicle that was discontinued in February 2019.
The company also produced the first 22 pre-series units of the new 100% electric #seat el-Born at the German plant in Zwickau. This model will be presented in 2020 and will be the second Volkswagen Group vehicle to be built on the new MEB platform.The #seat el-Born is one of six electrified models in SEAT’s product offensive until early 2021, along with the Mii electric, the brand’s first 100% electric vehicle, which will reach dealers in the coming weeks; the new Leon, which will be unveiled on 28 January and feature a plug-in hybrid electric version (PHEV), and the Tarraco, which will also have a PHEV version. Furthermore, there will be two plug-in hybrid CUPRA models: the Leon and the Formentor.
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