SEAT UK 2002 Sales Up 8 Per Cent On 2001
Published: 10th January 2003
SEAT UK new vehicle
sales increased by 8.5 per cent during 2002, ending the year
with a total of 29,775 registrations. This figure, which is
2320 more units than the total achieved during 2001 comprises
28,810 new cars and 965 Inca vans. SEAT has also grown its share
of the UK new car market from 1.08 per cent in 2001 to 1.12
per cent.
A large part of SEAT’s growth during 2002 came from
increased popularity of SEAT’s two best-sellers, the
Ibiza and Leon. The launch of the new Ibiza in May prompted
great interest in this stylish supermini, which ended the
year with registrations up by over a thousand units to 11,235.
Leon registrations were up 545 units to 9,828, with the range-topping
new hot hatch, the Leon Cupra R, being a complete sell out
in the final quarter. Other model registrations for the year
were, Arosa 2,911, Toledo 1,785, Alhambra 2,973 and Cordoba
78.
