Who owns Seat?
SEAT S.A. is a Spanish car manufacturer selling its vehicles under the SEAT and Cupra brands. In 1986, after 36 years of being publicly listed as an independent automaker, the Spanish government sold SEAT to the Volkswagen Group, of which it remains a wholly owned subsidiary. Who owns the Seat? The headquarters of SEAT S.A….
SEAT S.A. is a Spanish car manufacturer selling its vehicles under the SEAT and Cupra brands. In 1986, after 36 years of being publicly listed as an independent automaker, the Spanish government sold SEAT to the Volkswagen Group, of which it remains a wholly owned subsidiary.
Who owns the Seat?
The headquarters of SEAT S.A. is located at the company’s industrial complex in Martorell near Barcelona. In 2020, annual production was over 468,000 units, with more than 427,000 cars sold in just one year, exported to over 75 countries worldwide. It was founded on 9 May 1950 as a partnership between the Spanish state-owned Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI), which held a majority stake, Spanish private banks, and FIAT.
It quickly became the largest supplier of cars in Spain. The industrial complex in Martorell also hosts the facilities of Cupra Racing (formerly SEAT Sport), SEAT’s Technical Center, Research and Development Center (R&D), Design Center, Prototypes Centre of Development, SEAT Service Center as well as the Genuine Parts Centre for SEAT, Volkswagen, Audi, and Škoda brands.
