5.4.2019. The next Chapter in the success story of the SEAT is written: worldwide 62.500 vehicles sold in March alone and 151.400 in the first quarter, the Spanish automobile manufacturer celebrates two more all-time records.
So on the German market SEAT grows unabated. Almost 30,000 new registrations in the first three months represents an increase of 10.7 percent and thus, a two-digit growth compared to the same period last year.
In March alone, there were in Germany 12.451 SEAT new registrations – an increase of 8.4 percent compared to March 2018, and a positive trend against the Trend. Because the automotive market was last month in Germany with a Minus of 0.5 percent compared to the same month last year decline. Accordingly, the market share of the Spanish fire, rose a strong 3.6 percent.
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- “The Figures are very positive and make us all very proud.”
- So, the fire, the CUPRA has a large share of the upturn
- World-wide growth – even in the United Kingdom, Mexico and Algeria
“The Figures are very positive and make us all very proud.”
In the first three months, there were in Germany already 29.769 new registrations (+10.7 percent). For comparison: The total market grew in the first quarter, only by 0.2 percent. With a market share of 3.4 percent in the previous year, SEAT occupied in Germany continue to be strong ninth place and remains among the Top 10 of the most popular manufacturers in this country.
“It is certainly too early to talk after the first quarter of another record year,” says Bernhard Bauer, managing Director of SEAT Deutschland GmbH. “But the Numbers are really very positive and make us all very proud. I look forward to the coming months and am convinced that we will celebrate with our great Team and our world-class model range further successes. My thanks to all Involved in this tremendous growth.“
So, the fire, the CUPRA has a large share of the upturn
So on many other markets, it goes uphill for SEAT steep, so that the Spanish manufacturer has the history of celebrating the best first quarter of his company: 151.400 vehicles delivered represent a growth of 8.8 percent compared to the prior-year period (139.200). The 62.500 units sold in March represent an increase of 3.5 percent compared to March 2018 (60.400), and the best result for a single month in the history of the brand.
A large share of the unbroken upswing, the brand CUPRA has incorporated the results in the Numbers of SEAT: In the first quarter of the Performance-brand-selling – mainly thanks to the CUPRA Ateca* (fuel consumption combined: 7,4 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 168 g/km; CO2 efficiency class: D) – 6,000 vehicles, and thus 115,7 percent more than a year ago.
“With a versatile new product range, we were able to break in the first quarter again set records,” says Wayne Griffiths, SEAT Board member for sales and Marketing and CEO of CUPRA. “The new SEAT Tarraco* will boost our worldwide sales, which makes us confident for the rest of the year. In addition, the exceptional results of the CUPRA, the brand’s presence in Europe and strategic regions such as North Africa and Latin America to further expand and encourage us.“
World-wide growth – even in the United Kingdom, Mexico and Algeria
In the first three months of the year 2019 in Germany and the UK, combined with Algeria the global increase in sales of SEAT. The main markets were Spain and Germany, with almost 30,000 vehicles sold. Not only in Germany, but also in the UK, with 20.600 sell vehicles (+12.3 percent), a new record for the first quarter. In addition, Algeria is one of the countries in which the SEAT deliveries are increased compared to the first three months of the year 2018 at the most and set a new record value achieved in 10,000 vehicles sold (+38.8 percent). Progress power SEAT with 6,400 vehicles sold, so in Mexico (+6.2 percent).
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