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Seat’s fleet commitment

SEAT is continuing its campaign to become a fleet manufacturer of choice with a comprehensive aftersales initiative. The Fleet Customer Commitment is an easy-to-follow programme that ensures every fleet service partner in the Spanish brand’s network of UK dealers adheres to 12 fleet customer service and repair standards. From providing clear, upfront pricing to delivering guaranteed [...]

Seat strengthens network

SPANISH brand Seat has announced two new dealerships who have taken its franchise. South coast-based dealer group Snows Group, which already operates Seat franchises in Southampton, Portsmouth and Poole, will add another dealership in Salisbury in February. And Currie Motors, operator of Toyota and Lexus franchises in Middlesex and London, will open a new Seat [...]

Seat axes Auto Emocion

SEAT president James Muir has killed off the brand’s famous Auto Emocion slogan because he felt no one knew what it meant. The catchline debuted on the Leon and Arosa models 10 years ago, but now fans of the brand will no longer hear it whispered at the end of TV adverts. ‘Yes, that’s right, [...]

Seat eyes-up Skoda

SEAT president James Muir has revealed he wants the Spanish brand to emulate the success of sister firm Skoda. Muir – formerly top brass at Mazda and Ford in Europe – said he felt the fact Seat hadn’t been able to match the heady heights of the Czech firm has been ‘tragic’. ‘They have done [...]

The Week: Nov 14-18

HERE’S the most interesting and talked about stories over the past five days, collated and summarised by us. Monday, November 14 OFSTED has declared Toyota’s UK-based automotive and engineering training academy as ‘outstanding’. TO celebrate Aston Martin’s Facebook page receiving its one-millionth fan, the firm is letting users help design a one-off car. MERCEDES has [...]



SEAT Fantasy Football  

SEAT Fantasy Football

 

SEAT is marking its sponsorship of the new UEFA Europa League by running a Fantasy Football game. First prize is a brand-new SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive! Other prizes in the online game include tickets to the final next May in Hamburg, and a brace of official footballs. Entering it follows usual Fantasy Football rules. Competitors choose [...]

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Highs AND lows for SEAT  

Highs AND lows for SEAT

 

SEAT is chuffed to announce record LOWS for September, as well as breaking a number of decade-long highs. A 40 percent market share boost has seen the UK become SEAT’s most important export market in the whole of Europe. It’s currently holding 1.5 percent of the UK market – that’s the firm’s largest slice of [...]

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Supermini reliability  

Supermini reliability

 

HONDA’S Jazz supermini is the most reliable model on the UK’s roads, according to new research. Warranty Direct has discovered the Japanese hatchback suffered the least amount of breakdowns of all. Toyota’s Yaris wasn’t far behind, either. But the 1-in-10 failure rather of 4-7 year old Hondas contrasts to the least reliable car on the [...]

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SEAT scores soccer deal  

SEAT scores soccer deal

 

SEAT has signed a three-year deal to become the headline sponsor for football’s new Europa League. It’s an arrangement that’s solely to raise brand awareness, said a spokesman. The firm has conducted studies, showing that while SEAT is well recognised in Spain, brand awareness in the rest of Europe is not so good. ‘What’s the [...]

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SEAT’s most powerful car  

SEAT’s most powerful car

 

SEAT will unveil an ultra-hot-hatch version of the Leon Cupra R at the Frankfurt Motor Show – punching out 265hp The tuned 2.0-litre TSI motor sees it yelp to 62mph in 6.2 seconds. Yet it can still average nearly 35mpg; not bad for the firms ‘most powerful car ever’. So powerful, indeed, it matches the [...]

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SEAT used sales success  

SEAT used sales success

 

SEAT Used Cars sold 915 cars in May – ‘by some distance’ a used car sales record for the sporty brand. This, reckons SEAT, proves the growing importance of used car sales to the UK car dealer network. David Ardern is SEAT’s used car manager. He said the May used car figures ‘very clearly demonstrate [...]

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SEAT drivers in hot seat  

SEAT drivers in hot seat

 

SEAT drivers are guilty of the worst car maintenance record in the country, says a surprise new survey. Over two in three admit they never check their oil as often as is recommended. This makes the staggering 71.4 percent total the perfect candidates to target for aftersales! Jaguar and Volkswagen drivers are almost as bad [...]

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SEAT to get new city car  

SEAT to get new city car

 

SEAT president Eric Schmitt has confirmed that SEAT will sell a version of the upcoming Volkswagen Up! city car. The new SEAT will be a budget-priced replacement for the old SEAT Arosa, which contributed strongly to SEAT car dealer volumes. No timings have been announced for the front-drive, front-engined Ford Ka rival, but concepts should [...]

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Hot SEAT Bocanegra  

Hot SEAT Bocanegra

 

SEAT has debuted a surprise MINI Cooper S rival before our very eyes here at the Barcelona Motor Show! Now, as well as the performance Ibiza FR and Cupra models, SEAT can now offer a striking luxury-performance model: the Bocanegra. Using the same engine and running gear as the two hot versions (so, 150bhp or [...]

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SEAT used RV success  

SEAT used RV success

 

SEAT has, for a while now, been posting some impressive used car market retained value figures. This has continued into April, as the Spanish brand reports a ‘major increase’ in RVs. Some SEATs, says CAP, are worth 14 percent more than a month ago. Models on the up include: * SEAT Ibiza 1.6 SE: +14 [...]

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Car Dealer: tech roundup!  

Car Dealer: tech roundup!

 

CAR Dealer Magazine has not seen a day like it. FOUR car makers unveil dramatic new showcases. To help car dealers get up to speed with the latest buzzwords customers will be taking about, we have reviewed each here. Car Dealer Magazine warns of a particular flurry of customer enquiries THIS MORNING, so informing all [...]

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SEAT MD: Finance key  

SEAT MD: Finance key

 

SALES can be won by car dealers using retailer finance schemes to adapt to individual customers. SEAT MD Peter Wyhinny told Car Dealer Magazine that the strong liquidity of car maker finance divisions means big gains are there to be had. ‘We can be completely adaptable to a customers’ individual needs, in a way that [...]

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