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\u201cSEAT could be the first victim as the affordable electric car battles begin\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cWe have some good SEAT products on the road \u2013 Ibiza and Leon, and so on. So it's moving on until they phase out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schafer confirmed that there are no plans for new investment in SEAT models beyond the existing six car line-up that are likely to continue into the second half of the decade. \u201cTo invest into cars in that space makes no sense,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
However, Schafer did promise that there would be more Spanish-built Cupra models. \u201cCupra is the better way,\u201d he said. \u201cWe're investing strongly into Cupra. We have a line-up that will ramp up over the next few years now. The earning possibilities with Cupra are much higher than with SEAT.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cupra used the Munich show to reveal its DarkRebel concept car that previews a halo model that could use technology from fellow Volkswagen Group brands Porsche and Audi. Schafer also highlighted the Volkswagen Group\u2019s investment in its Martorell plant near Barcelona and a new battery plant near Valencia as its commitment to Spanish production.<\/p>\n
As for SEAT, Schafer promised that the name would not die. \u201cThe company will still remain SEAT in Spain, and we will probably find a different role for it \u2013 so we're not shutting it down or anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Auto Express understands that the Volkswagen Group is considering developing SEAT into an \u2018urban mobility provider\u2019 focusing on vehicles like the SEAT M\u00d3 125, a fully-electric scooter with an 87-mile range that\u2019s already on sale in the UK for \u00a35,800. Further vehicles, including quadricycles like Citroen\u2019s Ami are also a possibility.<\/p>\n
SEAT was founded in 1950 as a joint venture between the Spanish government, Spanish banks and Fiat \u2013 it produced its first car, the SEAT 1400, in 1953. It was sold to the Volkswagen Group in 1986.<\/p>\n
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