Seat Prices New Toledo from £12,495 in the UK, First Deliveries in December

The fourth generation of the Seat Toledo just made its global debut at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. The Spanish brand’s new compact saloon is a “sister” model to fellow VW Group member Skoda’s Rapid and it promises to offer a spacious interior in spite of the car’s compact dimensions.

Seat has announced that order books are now open in the UK, with first deliveries scheduled to start on December 1. Prices range from £12,495 and top out at £17,840, with insurance group ratings being as low as 8E.

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Euro Debt Crisis Reaches VW's Front Door, Cuts 2012 W. European Sales Target by 140,000 Vehicles

It was bound to happen sooner rather than later. The European sovereign debt crisis that started in Greece and spread to other countries including Cyprus, Portugal, Ireland and Spain, is beginning to have a deeper effect on companies like Volkswagen.

The continent's largest carmaker has cut its internal 2012 sales target for Western Europe by up to 140,000 vehicles, the German news daily Handelsblatt reported on Friday.

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Seat Shows New Leon Compact Hatch, Confirms Three-Door and Estate Variants [64 Photos & Videos]

Seat is welcoming visitors at the 2012 Paris Motor Show with its all-new Leon compact hatchback, as well as the company’s redesigned logo.

Speaking about the introduction of the logo and the Leon during the company's press conference in Paris, Seat President James Muir also confirmed the addition of two more body styles to the compact model's range.

“The new Leon will be the first SEAT to wear the new logo. And, the new Leon will be a key pillar in our future success – especially when the Leon family expands to include a striking three-door version and a versatile, stylish wagon," said Muir.

The third generation of the Leon is the third vehicle in the Volkswagen Group family to adopt the firm's flexible and lightweight MQB after the VW Golf Mk7 and the new Audi A3 hatchbacks, all of which compete in the C-segment.

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2013 Seat Toledo: Mega Gallery with 90 Photos and New Videos

The Volkswagen Group's Spanish Seat brand has turned over dozens of fresh photos and new videos of its 2013 Toledo compact saloon, which was first revealed online this past June.

The reincarnated, fourth generation Toledo will received its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show before going on sale first in Spain and Portugal in mid-November, and then in the rest of Europe early next year.

The Toledo is a sister model to the also new Skoda Rapid with the two cars sharing their body, interior and mechanical hardware. The differences mainly concern the styling with each model getting unique front and rear ends, as well as bespoke interior trim, steering wheels and instrument panels.

Like the Rapid, the Toledo sports a handy hatchback tailgate that opens together with the rear window to reveal a capacious luggage compartment with 550 litres of space that can be expanded to 1,490 litres with the optional folding rear seats.

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Ailing Seat is Holding VW Group Back, Expansion to the East May Prove its Salvation

In sharp contrast to almost every other mainstream European manufacturer, the VW Group is reporting record sales and profits. Whereas main rivals PSA Peugeot Citroen and its new partner Opel, along with Fiat and Renault all face the consequences of the Euro crisis, VW’s brands are doing better than ever thanks to the group’s successful global strategy.

The ever-growing Germans do have a thorn on their side, though: Seat, which is the sole money-losing brand in VW’s portfolio, having burned through €1 billion (US$1.24 billion) since 2008 and making a profit only once in the past decade.

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Volkswagen Group's Sales Rise 12.4 Percent, Profit Up 6.7 Percent in the First Half of 2012

Despite the challenging environment in Europe, the Volkswagen Group was able to increase its worldwide sales by 12.4 percent to 4.6 million vehicles in the first six months of the year. In doing so, the Group’s share of the global passenger car market rose 0.1 percent to 12.4 percent. Read more »

New Seat Exeo Ecomotive Editions with up to 62.8MPG Arrive in Britain

The cleanest and most fuel-efficient versions of the older Audi A4-based Seat Exeo are available for order in the UK.

The new Exeo Ecomotive is offered with a 2.0-litre TDI common rail diesel engine mated to a six-speed manual gearbox in two states of tune producing 118hp (120PS) and 141hp (143 PS).

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Scoop: New Seat Leon Three-Door Modeled After the IBE Concept

We have already told you that next year's Seat Leon 3-door hatchback will draw heavily on the 2010 IBE Concept, but artist Khalil Bouguerra wanted to give us a preview of the sporty compact model with a realistic rendering.

The CGI mixes styling cues from the study and the new five-door Leon that will receive its world premiere at the Paris Auto Show this September.

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Future Cars: 2013 Seat Leon Cupra R Visualized

With the first juicy details and photos of the all-new Seat Leon Mk3 out in the open, it's time to imagine what the range-topping Cupra / Cupra R model, likely to be presented next year, could look like.

The design made by Khalil Bouguerra suggests that Seat will adorn the Cupra model with a black finish for the grille surround, alloy wheels and mirror caps while also adding a new rear bumper with side vents, a diffuser and a centrally mounted single exhaust pipe.

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All-New 2013 Seat Leon Officially Revealed, 21 HD Photos, Video and Details

The new, third generation of the Seat Leon was officially unveiled today, some two-and-a-half months prior to its Paris Motor Show debut in front of the public in late September.

Seen here in five-door trim, the new Leon will also be available in a sportier looking three-door hatchback body style as well as an estate variant, with all three models to be launched into the market by next fall.

The new Leon sports a sharper look with more creases that brings to mind the IBE Concept as well as the Ibiza. Due to the fact that there will be a three-door Leon, Seat has replaced the current model's hidden rear door grips with conventional handles mounted on the doors.

The Leon is also the first Seat car to wear the company’s newly designed badge, which will eventually be used on all models.

Inside, the Leon Mk3 features a contemporary design with an instrument panel that looks very similar to the one found in the latest Audi A3. Seat officials say the materials, finish and attention to details are "at least as good as you can find in the segment above."

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2013 Seat Leon: First Official Photos of All-New MQB-Based Hatchback

From the land that has brought us tons of automotive joy through the widespread use of dashcams come the first official photos of the brand-new Seat Leon in five-door hatchback form ahead of its world premiere in Paris this fall.

This is the third generation of Seat's compact model and the second vehicle from the Volkswagen Group to utilize the firm's new modular transverse matrix (MQB) platform architecture after the Audi A3 hatch.

The five-door model seen in these pictures in both regular and sportier FR trims features an edgier design than the softer and more rounded outgoing model. The styling of the new Leon was previewed through the sporty IBE Coupe Concept shown in Geneva and Frankfurt last year.

Seat has also swapped the current model's hidden rear door grips for conventional handles mounted on the doors, which may have something to do with the fact that the Spanish brand is aiming to expand the Leon's lineup with a sportier looking three-door model much in the likes of the IBE Concept and a stylish estate version.

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Scoop: Is This the All-New 2013 Seat Leon Mk3 Hatchback?

A Spanish forum has posted what they claim to be the first undisguised photo of the third generation Seat Leon hatchback ahead of a rumored official debut next week and well before the car's world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in September.

The photo shows the rear end of the car, the sharp styling of which appears to be inspired by the 2010 Seat IBE sports hatch concept.

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Seat Introduces New Mii Vibora Negra Edition and Customization Options in the UK

The new Mii hatchback only just went on sale in Britain last month, but Seat is already expanding the model lineup and available options for its city car model that is the alter ego of the Volkswagen Up! and Skoda Citigo minis. Read more »