Seat birthday and Spain. Fending off a series Leon's special colors of the Spanish flag, the brand is celebrating its 60 years .Founded in 1950, the Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo (SEAT) will produce its first vehicle in 1953: the model 1400. Mark until 1969 to file its 1,000,000 th car.1971: SEAT is the number 1 in Spain1974: 2,000,000 th car produced1979: 4.000.000ème car produced1982: Signing of cooperation agreements and business with VWSEAT VW and Audi will market (imported and manufactured in Spain)1984: First IBIZA1986: Acquisition of 51% of VW's shares (in June) and 75% in December.Seat becomes the third brand of the Group1990: VW becomes the owner of 99.99% stake in SEAT1991: First TOLEDO1993: Inauguration of the plant in Martorell1995: 10.000.000ème car produced1996: First Alhambra1998: Introducing the new TOLEDO2000: First LEON2002: New IBIZA CORDOBA2004: New ALTEA2005: New LEON2006: First ALTEA XL2006: Inauguration of a new headquarters in Martorell2007: First Altea Freetrack2008: New IBIZA2009: New EXEO and EXEO ST2010: New IBIZA ALHAMBRA ST New 2nd generation