SEAT’s global new car sales at the beginning of 2019 matched the positive trend of recent years. In January, the carmaker delivered 44,500 cars, which is the highest sales volume ever posted for a month of January and 14.2% more than the record breaking figure of 38,900 vehicles achieved in the same month in 2018. With this result, SEAT is beginning a new year of growth after reaching the highest sales figures in the 68-year history of the company in 2018 with 517,600 vehicle deliveries (10.5% more than in 2017).
The new CUPRA* sport car brand made a positive contribution to January’s result as its deliveries tripled compared to the same month in 2017 to reach 1,800 units sold (*note: this result is integrated in SEAT’s total sales figure).
Driving the new car sales growth
The company sells 44,500 cars in January, the best start of the year in its history.
SEAT Vice-president for Sales and Marketing and CUPRA CEO Wayne Griffiths underlined that “the sharp increase in sales in January makes us optimistic about SEAT’s sales progress in 2019. Similar to 2018, this year will be full of challenges. We have full confidence in the four pillars of the brand (Ibiza, Arona, Leon and Ateca) and in the addition of the new Tarraco large SUV to the range, which will enable us to give our sales figures an additional boost in 2019. The contribution made by CUPRA, and more specifically the CUPRA Ateca sporty SUV, will also be a key driver of growth this year”.
In January, the core countries where SEAT operates maintained the positive trend of 2018. Spain leads the results with 8,400 vehicle deliveries (+4.3%) and SEAT remains the top-selling brand in the country. SEAT deliveries saw double digit growth in Germany (7,800 cars; +20.3%) and the UK (5,500; +29.0%), as well as in other key markets for the brand, such as Austria (2,300; +22.0%), Italy (1,800; +12.9%), the Netherlands (1,600; +72.2%), Poland (900; +12.6%) and Portugal (800; +25.7%).
SEAT is also growing strongly in the two main countries where it is present outside Europe. The carmaker delivered 3,100 vehicles in Algeria in January, which is 40.9% more than in the same month in 2018, while in Mexico, SEAT sold 2,300 cars, which represents 23.4% more than the previous month of January.
