SEAT's sleek Ibiza is today named as a winner in the prestigious British Insurance Car Security Awards (BICSA) presented by Thatcham, the Motor Industry Repair Research Centre, in Berkshire. The Ibiza, in both 5dr and SC form, has come out tops in the hard-fought supermini class, in the process becoming SEAT's first ever winner in the important national honours. The awards, established in 2004, were set up to recognise those manufacturers who have produced the most secure cars, and to raise ...

· Ibiza FR, Cupra and Bocanegra prices revealed · Class-leading technology and stand-out styling throughout · World-first use of DSG gearbox, twin-charger powerplants and XDS in supermini More details, and confirmed prices, for SEAT’s forthcoming trio of scorching Ibiza hot hatches are revealed today. The fire-breathing threesome, which are all available to order now with deliveries beginning on 1 October, bring innovative new technology to the sporting supermi...

The SEAT Ibiza has been voted “Most Wanted Vehicle of 2009” in Macedonia by spectators of the “Auto Magazine” television programme. This is the ninth award given to the Spanish brand’s car since its launch midway through last year, a significant fact that proves the new Ibiza’s enormous popularity among the public and the media. The SEAT Ibiza received the award at an event held at the Skopje capital’s ABC Sports and New Business Centre thanks to the wide margin of winning votes...

[gallery orderby="post_name"] May 2009 saw the first major competition start out, Car of the Month. The contest runs from the 1st to the 17th of each month with all entries put into a voting poll at the end. Each member submits 3 of their favourite and best photos to show off their pride and joy. The winner of the IOC's first COTM competition goes to Tom Barker aka BKR. Tom had a few things to say: "Im really overwhelmed but I think im going to retire from it now, I've won the first ever mon...

SEAT UK is giving its backing to the inaugural National Family Week – which kicks off on Bank Holiday Monday (25 May) with a variety of exciting events nationwide including an audacious attempt on an official Guinness World Record. SEAT is an official partner of National Family Week and is the first motor manufacturer to support the initiative. Several of the Spanish marque’s UK dealers will be taking part in a record-breaking picnic attempt on Monday when they will join scores of offici...

SEAT is celebrating the first anniversary of its remarkably successful association with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) innovative online road tax renewal campaign. It was 12 months ago that SEAT UK announced the Ecomotive had been chosen by the DVLA in Swansea as the star prize car in a competition linked to a push by the Agency to encourage drivers to renew their road tax online or by phone. A year on, and the latest lucky winner to be presented with the keys to a shiny n...

SEAT is highlighting not just the cash benefits but also the important environmental benefits that spring from the much-anticipated scrappage scheme, announced in last month's Budget by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling which came into force as of the 18th May 2009. The innovative scheme, which sees some car buyers qualify for a £2,000 contribution towards a new SEAT in exchange for a commitment to scrap their old vehicle, should mean the removal of thousands of relatively heavily ...

The new generation SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive has once again asserted its status as one of the most environmentally-sensitive cars in its segment by covering a staggering 970 miles (1,562 km) on a single tank of fuel, resulting in an average consumption figure of 97.4 mpg. This incredible feat was undertaken by Austrian Gerhard Plattner, an internationally renowned economy-driving champion. Plattner set out from SEAT’s Headquarters in Martorell, near Barcelona, at the wheel of an Ibiza Ecomotive ...