Which major car company owns 'Seat'?
"its 'SEAT 1430/124D Especial 1800' race car, and already in its debut rallying event at the Montecarlo Rally the SEAT team finished in the third and fourth place with the official 1430-1800 cars being driven by Antonio Zanini and Salvador Cañellas. In the recent years the consignment was burdened on the small SEAT Ibiza, a 1.6L normally aspirated front-wheel drive car with its roots in the Volkswagen Polo. The Ibiza allowed the company to further evolve its rallying experience, and was officially engaged in some European national championships. The years went by until a 2L version of the Ibiza was"
"SEAT SEAT, S.A. (, ; ""Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo"") is a Spanish automobile manufacturer with its head office in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid. It was founded on May 9, 1950, by the ""Instituto Nacional de Industria"" (INI), a Spanish state-owned industrial holding company. It quickly became the largest supplier of cars in Spain. In 1986 the Spanish government sold SEAT to the German Volkswagen Group of which it remains a wholly owned subsidiary. The headquarters of SEAT, S.A. are located at SEAT's industrial complex in Martorell near Barcelona. By 2000 annual production peaked at over 500,000"
"Toyo Seat Toyo Seat Co., Ltd. is an automotive company based in Japan, founded in May 1947. In January 1988, the company expanded to the United States as Toyo Seat USA Corp. Further sites had been established in China (1992), Philippines (1998) and Hungary (2002). Beside soft tops for convertibles and roofmodules, Toyo Seat produces automobile seats, mechanical products, automotive exhaust pipes, door trims, train seats, steel office furniture, health equipment, and other products. At the end of 2006 Toyo Seat had about 900 employees and a turnover of 43.2 billion USD. Toyo Seat currently is producing roofmodules for the"
"2013 went to Sixt. In 2015, as part of the German Media Awards from the trade magazine ""Werben & Verkaufen"", the Sixt Family was named ""Media Personality of the Year"". Sixt Sixt SE is a European multinational car rental company with about 4,000 locations in over 105 countries. Sixt SE acts as a parent and holding company of the Sixt Group, which is internationally active in the business areas of vehicle rental and leasing. The majority of the company (60%) is owned by the Sixt family, who manage the company. The remaining share is tradeable stock: SIX2 (XETRA). It is"
"The company was one of the prime sponsors of Tunisia's national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship where the company's logo was regularly displayed (e.g. on the team's shorts). Further, SEAT is a strong supporter of artists, like Shakira, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta etc. Over the years the SEAT marque has been honoured with several awards, such as SEAT SEAT, S.A. (, ; ""Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo"") is a Spanish automobile manufacturer with its head office in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid. It was founded on May 9, 1950, by the ""Instituto Nacional de"
"SENSEX index, the National Stock Exchange of India, and the New York Stock Exchange. The company is ranked 226th on the ""Fortune Global 500"" list of the world's biggest corporations as of 2016. On 17 January 2017, Natarajan Chandrasekaran was appointed chairman of the company Tata Group. Tata entered the commercial vehicle sector in 1954 after forming a joint venture with Daimler-Benz of Germany. After years of dominating the commercial vehicle market in India, Tata Motors entered the passenger vehicle market in 1991 by launching the Tata Sierra, a sport utility vehicle based on the Tata Mobile platform. Tata subsequently"
"in terms of sales for SEAT is currently Mexico, where the company has dealer presence in 27 Mexican states. In Europe the brand has been launched in almost 40 countries across Northern, Western, Southern, Eastern Europe and Russia. SEAT today also sells its cars in 11 countries in Asia, mostly in the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula, in 16 countries in Americas including North America, the Caribbean Sea, Central America and South America, and finally Africa, mainly in North Africa. Some of its cars have been sold outside Europe, branded as Volkswagens, such as the SEAT Ibiza hatchback, known"
"Adient Adient plc is an automotive parts manufacturer focused on automotive seating with global operations based in Plymouth, Michigan. , Adient was the world's largest auto seat manufacturer and accounted for one-third of global revenue in this sector, providing components for 25 million vehicles. Adient was founded as a spin-off from Johnson Controls in 2016, at which time its legal domicile was established in Dublin, Ireland. Johnson Controls had entered the automotive seating business in 1985 by acquiring Hoover Universal. In September 2017, Adient acquired the Oak Park, Michigan-based automotive seat manufacturer Futuris from Clearlake Capital, which added 15 facilities"
"SEAT—Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo (Spanish Touring Car Company)—was established with Fiat assistance in 1950, producing Fiat models under its own brand name until 1981, when Fiat withdrew its support. In 1982 SEAT signed a cooperation agreement with the German manufacturer Volkswagen and by the end of 1986 after a purchase of a majority stake SEAT had become part of the Volkswagen Group. However, production of some Fiat-based models continued, ending with the Fiat-based Marbella in 1998. The Fiat 131, known as the Holland Car DOCC. Following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, President Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered the EGID"
"Mazda MX5 Mark 3 (2005), Honda S2000 Roadster, Nissan Fairlady Z (known in Europe as Nissan 350Z Roadster), Toyota Camry, Toyota MR-S and Toyota Solara. Toyo Seat Toyo Seat Co., Ltd. is an automotive company based in Japan, founded in May 1947. In January 1988, the company expanded to the United States as Toyo Seat USA Corp. Further sites had been established in China (1992), Philippines (1998) and Hungary (2002). Beside soft tops for convertibles and roofmodules, Toyo Seat produces automobile seats, mechanical products, automotive exhaust pipes, door trims, train seats, steel office furniture, health equipment, and other products. At"
"during 2018, with SEAT giving the public the opportunity to come up with a suitable name for it on social media by using the hashtag #SEATSeekingName. Today as a Volkswagen Group subsidiary, SEAT's leading people are appointed after approval from the group's supervisory board. Since the early 1990s, SEAT has developed and presented several prototypes with either full electric or hybrid powertrain, including the SEAT Toledo Mk1 electric model (1992), the SEAT Ibiza Mk2 electric car (1993), the SEAT Inca electric van (1995), the SEAT León Mk2 Twin drive (2009), the SEAT IBE concept (2010) and the SEAT IBX concept"
"Nanjing Yuejin Soyat The Soyat is a small family hatchback built by the Wuxi Soyat (南汽新雅途) branch of Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation. The car is based on the early ('System Porsche') version of the SEAT Ibiza Mark I (1984-1993). After the car was replaced, the technology and production line were bought by a joint venture between Nanjing Yuejin and the Malaysian Lion Group in 1997. Production did not begin, however, until Fiat took over the Lion Group's share in Jiangsu Nanya Auto, as the company was called. In 1999 the SEAT design was modified for the Chinese market and then"
"Seats France) as their new business class product and can currently be found in select Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 aircraft. Delta Air Lines has installed the version of this model produced by Zodiac Seats U.S. in BusinessElite on their Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A330 fleets. Zodiac Seats U.S. Zodiac Seats U.S. (known as Weber Aircraft LLC until late 2012) is an American manufacturer of airline seats headquartered in Gainesville, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of Zodiac Aerospace of France, and is one of the largest manufacturers of airline seats in the world, competing with such companies as Acro"
"seat was originally conceptualized and created at Intier/Magna seating in Jan 2013. The credit for invention does not go Mr. R, his son, or to an erector set. Most recent is Louis Rhodes’s appointment to the president of ENVI on September 13, 2007 . ENVI is Chrysler’s vehicle development initiative that is focused on being environmentally responsible. The mission of ENVI is to design and produce Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles that use pure electric or hybrid powertrains . At the 2008 North American International Auto Show Chrysler LLC unveiled three environmentally friendly concept vehicles. The vehicles shown were the"
"Controls. The acquisition gives Johnson Controls, as licensee of the RECARO brand in the automotive industry, the exclusive unlimited right to market Recaro seats for cars and commercial vehicles. All other brand companies now belong to RECARO Group, Stuttgart, which is the brand owner and licensor of RECARO Automotive Seating. Through its subsidiary, Recaro Aircraft Seating, Recaro also manufactures seats for airliners. In 2010, Recaro developed a slimline seat for airlines in conjunction with Lufthansa; Lufthansa have ordered 32000, and other airlines have ordered a further 6000. In 2017, the company produced 120,000 plane seats, posting sales of over $550"
"Sixt Sixt SE is a European multinational car rental company with about 4,000 locations in over 105 countries. Sixt SE acts as a parent and holding company of the Sixt Group, which is internationally active in the business areas of vehicle rental and leasing. The majority of the company (60%) is owned by the Sixt family, who manage the company. The remaining share is tradeable stock: SIX2 (XETRA). It is the largest car rental company in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Israel. In 1912, Martin Sixt founded the company with a fleet of three cars, creating the first car rental company"
"Gentherm Incorporated Gentherm Incorporated, formerly called Amerigon, created the first thermoelectrically heated and cooled seat system for the automotive industry. Called the ""Climate Control Seat"" system, it was first adopted by the Ford Motor Company and introduced as an option on the model year 2000 Lincoln Navigator in 1999. Today it is available on more than 50 vehicles sold by Ford, General Motors, Toyota (Lexus), Kia, Hyundai, Nissan (Infinity), Range Rover and Jaguar Land Rover. The company today is a developer and marketer of thermal management technologies for heating and cooling and temperature control devices for a variety of industries."
"Zodiac Seats U.S. Zodiac Seats U.S. (known as Weber Aircraft LLC until late 2012) is an American manufacturer of airline seats headquartered in Gainesville, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of Zodiac Aerospace of France, and is one of the largest manufacturers of airline seats in the world, competing with such companies as Acro Aircraft Seating, Recaro, B/E Aerospace, and Aviointeriors. Some significant U.S. customers, in addition to being one of the primary seat suppliers for Boeing and Airbus, include Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and United Airlines. Overseas customers, among many others, include Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Asiana"
"SEAT Ibiza The SEAT Ibiza is a supermini car manufactured by Spanish car manufacturer SEAT since 1984. It is SEAT's best-selling car. The Ibiza is named after the Spanish island of Ibiza, and it is the second SEAT model to be named after a Spanish city, after the SEAT Ronda. It was introduced at the 1984 Paris Motor Show as the first car developed by SEAT as an independent company, though it was designed by SEAT in collaboration with well-known firms such as Italdesign, Karmann and Porsche. From the second generation version onwards, SEAT formed part of the German automotive"
"its new Ibiza, a Giugiaro styled hatchback which made use of System Porsche engines and also featured underpinnings from the Fiat Ritmo/Strada, in 1984. It also formed the basis of the Malaga, a four-door family saloon. SEAT then began to expand into markets beyond Spain's borders, including the United Kingdom, where it began selling cars in the autumn of 1985. On June 18, 1986, after a purchase of the 51% majority stake of SEAT followed by the increase of its share up to 75% on December 23, the Volkswagen Group became the major shareholder of SEAT. On December 18, 1990"
"SEAT Alhambra The SEAT Alhambra is a large multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) designed to compete with the Renault Espace, the Citroën C8 and the Peugeot 807. It is manufactured under the SEAT brand since June 1996, at the Volkswagen Group's AutoEuropa plant in Palmela, Portugal. It shares the same platform with the Volkswagen Sharan, and the first generation was also related to the Ford Galaxy. The vehicle is named after the Alhambra of Granada, a famous monument in Spain. A prototype of the first generation SEAT Alhambra was presented at the 1995 Geneva Salon International de l'Auto. The following year the"
"it. SEAT Tribu The SEAT Tribu was a compact SUV, concept car that was built by the Spanish automaker SEAT, S.A.. The first time when the Tribu name was used by SEAT was at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show for a concept car which featured 3 doors and 4 bucket seats. The concept SUV was the first project designed entirely by Luc Donckerwolke, the former Lamborghini designer who since 2005 is appointed SEAT's Design Director. In August 2008, official SEAT designs of a production model were submitted to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and subsequently leaked. The concept car"
"SEAT Exeo The SEAT Exeo () is a large family car and flagship model, that was built by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT, subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Previously codenamed ""Bolero"" (though not to be confused with SEAT's earlier concept car bearing the same name) and internally designated ""Typ"" 3R, the name ""Exeo"" derives from the Latin word ""exire"", meaning ""to go beyond"", breaking SEAT's recent tradition to name its cars after Spanish cities. This car was made available in four door saloon or five door estate styles only. Production of the Exeo ended in May 2013, with the final"
"success was signaled by its dominant position in Spain, ahead of its major competitors, i.e. 'FASA-Renault', 'Citroën-Hispania', Authi and Barreiros, making SEAT the Spain's largest auto-maker in sales numbers and a wholly localized production. In that year an agreement between Fiat and the Spanish Ministry of Industry was reached so as to put an end in the restrictions over exporting SEAT cars out of Spain, a term of the original licensee contract agreed with Fiat in 1948. In exchange for that, Fiat would increase its holding in the company from 7% to 36%, and at the same time the share"
"Westfield SEight The SEiGHT (pronounced variously as S-8 or 'Sayt') is a sports car manufactured as a kit or factory built vehicle by Westfield Sportscars. It is based on the familiar Lotus Seven concept, created by Colin Chapman, whose design philosophy was to strip a car design down to bare essentials for the ultimate in driving experiences. Bar a few visual differences, such as a bonnet bulge to house the large engine, it uses the same widebody chassis as the smaller engined SEi. All SEiGHTs are defined as such by the powerplant - a V8 engine. In kit form they"
"of this grouping, although they are among the top selling brands in Europe - they are both foreign-owned (Opel is a subsidiary of Groupe PSA, whilst Ford Werke is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company), and are largely Germany based and carry out much of their research and development in the nation. Volkswagen Group has long been the largest automaker in Europe. As of 2007 it edged out Ford to rank third in the world after General Motors and Toyota. It is also the parent group of Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Škoda, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Bentley. Daimler AG holds"
"Jeep Jeep is a brand of American automobiles that is a division of FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler Group, LLC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian-American corporation Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Jeep has been a part of Chrysler since 1987, when Chrysler acquired the Jeep brand, along with remaining assets, from its previous owner: American Motors Corporation (AMC). Jeep's current product range consists solely of sport utility vehicles and off-road vehicles, but has also included pickup trucks and roadsters in the past; Jeep will return to the pickup truck market in early 2019. Some of Jeep's vehicles—such as the Grand"
"SEAT León The SEAT León (, also spelled Leon outside of Spain) is a hatchback small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT since October 1998. The first two León generations used two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and shared many components with other Volkswagen Group cars. The third generation uses the Volkswagen Group MQB platform, also used by the Audi A3 Mk3, Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Škoda Octavia Mk3. The initial SEAT León (Volkswagen Group ""Typ"" 1M), launched in 1999, available only as hatchback, and the related saloon version was known as the SEAT"
"its sale to Daimler Benz (between 1998 and 2008 known, especially in the United States, by the name of its holding company Daimler Chrysler). Since 1995, Setra has been a member of the Daimler Benz subsidiary, EvoBus GmbH. The North American distribution for Setra by Daimler was set to be partnered and taken over by Motor Coach Industries on April 25, 2012, as Daimler restructured its North American bus operations in 2013; this agreement lasted until the end of 2017 when the REV Group assumed distribution responsibilities. The first Setra bus, the Type S 8, so called because it contained"
"the Volkswagen Group acquired 99.99% ownership of the company, thus making SEAT the first non-German wholly owned subsidiary of the Group. Fulfilling Hahn's expectations, SEAT not only made a profit two years after Volkswagen bought a majority of its stock, but also provided a low-cost manufacturing outlet for other VW group models, contributing up to 15.2% of the VW group's total output in 1989 — as well as an opportunity to enter the relatively unexploited (at that time) Spanish market under the SEAT, VW and Audi names. The gathering of the brand's main infrastructures in the greater Martorell plant area"
"SEAT the following year. Aston Martin Racing won in 2008 and later became a Porsche factory driver. The Trofeo León Supercopa began in 2008 as part of the Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance series, and is run by SEAT Motorsport Italia. The French Supercopa was run from 2010 to 2012, organised by Oreca as part of the GT Tour, supporting the FFSA GT Championship. The Hungarian Seat Leon Supercopa started in 2007. SEAT León Supercopa The SEAT León Supercopa is a one-make racing series, organised by SEAT Sport, the motorsport division of Spanish car manufacturer SEAT. It uses a modified version"
"cars, the Kia Soul, during a five-day visit to South Korea. The Kia Soul drew bigger attention than two other vehicles used by the Pope, their Kia Carnival and Hyundai's Santa Fe, because it appeared in the high-profile welcoming ceremony of his arrival at the Seoul Airport on August 14. In 2016, Kia Motors model reliability was ranked first in the United States by J.D. Power and Associates, becoming the first non-luxury automaker since 1989 to top that list. , the Hyundai Motor Company owns a 33.88% stake in Kia Motors. Likewise, as of December 31, 2015, Kia Motors is"
"SEAT Toledo The SEAT Toledo is a small family car produced by the Spanish manufacturer SEAT, part of Volkswagen Group. The Toledo name was first introduced to the SEAT line up in May 1991, with the fourth and more recent generation being introduced in the end of 2012 for the model year of 2013. SEAT Toledo also has 5 stars rating in the Euro NCAP. It is technically similar to the Volkswagen Jetta. The initial version of the SEAT Toledo (""Typ"" 1L) was launched as a four-door fastback saloon, and its sales career lasted from May 1991 to March 1999."