Seat Invests €800 Million in Upgrades to Build Leon

SeatSeatSpain, 1950 > present29 models
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has invested €800 million in its Martorell, Spain, factory to begin building the new LeonSeat Seat Leon Gen.3Spain, 2012 > present146 versions
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. Production of the five-door version has already begun and sales will start in November. Spaniards will have to wait until early 2013 to buy the car. The three-door and estate will come later in 2013, and both will be built at the Martorell factory. 

The new Leon is build on Volkswagen's Modular Transverse Matrix chassis that is also used on the Golf VIIVolkswagen Volkswagen Golf Gen.7 [VII]Germany, 2012 > present363 versions
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and Audi A3Audi A3 Gen.3 [Typ 8V]Germany, 2012 > present275 versions
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. The next Seat AlteaSeat AlteaSpain, 2003 > present133 versions
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also uses the new platform. 

The new Leon is meant to show the future for Seat design. It is 90kg lighter and and 52mm shorter than the previous Leon. It will be offered with six petrol and four diesel engines and options with stop/start.