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SEAT brand history 2000s - SEAT board members header image

Bigger and better

2000s

We celebrate 50 years of growth and success with new additions like the SEAT Leon and customer-centred SEAT Service.

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SEAT brand history 2000 - SEAT Salsa concept car

2000

The SEAT Salsa concept takes the stage. We welcome His Majesty King Juan Carlos I and The Prince of Asturias to our 50th anniversary.

SEAT brand history 2001 - New SEAT Ibiza debuts

2001

A year of new. The new SEAT Ibiza debuts. And the sporty SEAT Leon CUPRA R prototype is unveiled.

SEAT brand history 2002 - SEAT Cordoba at Paris Motor Show

2002

Here comes the family-friendly SEAT Cordoba. We join our new friends, Audi and Lamborghini, under the Volkswagen Group.

SEAT brand history 2003 - SEAT Altea prototype family car

2003

The SEAT Altea prototype is revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Family design with a bold personality.

SEAT brand history 2004 - SEAT Altea debut Geneva Motor Show

2004

The SEAT Altea prototype debuts worldwide in Geneva. The sporty SEAT Ibiza FR and SEAT Ibiza CUPRA take us even faster.

SEAT brand history 2005 - SEAT Leon rear view black on black road

2005

Barcelona meets the new SEAT Leon and its racier brother, the SEAT Leon WTCC. Plus, the premiere of the SEAT Altea FR prototype.

SEAT brand history 2006 - SEAT Altea XL

2006

We build up more energy with the SEAT Leon FR and SEAT Leon CUPRA. And the SEAT Altea XL makes a big splash.

SEAT brand history 2007 - SEAT Service Centre of Development

2007

SEAT Service ushers in a new service experience. The innovative Prototype Centre of Development and SEAT Design Centre open.

SEAT brand history 2008

2008

In addition to the SEAT Exeo, our family grows with the new SEAT Ibiza, SC, CUPRA and Ecomotive. We also earn 5 stars in EuroNCAP safety.

SEAT brand history 2009 - SEAT Exeo action shot

2009

The year of the model: SEAT Exeo ST, SEAT Leon Ecomotive concept, Ibiza Bocanegra, new Leon CUPRA, Ibiza FR and IBZ concept.