Seat UK strengthens its fleet team with two new recruits

Seat UK has bolstered its fleet department with the appointment of two new members to its team.

Steven Colborne-Baber, a former Area Fleet Manager for sister brand, Volkswagen, joins as Southern Contact Hire and Leasing Manager.

Alongside Steven,

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Seat UK appoints Jason Coleman as new National Fleet Sales Manager

Seat has appointed Jason Coleman as National Fleet Sales Manager, stepping up from his former role as Area Sales Manager.

Jason's promotion is expected to help drive Seat fleet sales forward, specifically targeting growth in medium to large fleets which helped

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Seat UK appoints Richard Harrison as new Director

Seat UK welcomed Richard Harrison as its new Director following the departure of Neil Williamson, who leaves to take up a senior international assignment within Volkswagen Group, yet to be announced.

Richard returns to Seat UK from a three-and-a-half

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Mike Gale joins Seat Press Office

Seat UK has hired Mike Gale as its new Product Affairs Manager, with immediate effect. No stranger to the Latin vibe, the sangria-savvy recruit just happens to have a Spanish degree and also spent a year soaking up the rays in Salamanca in his long-distant student

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Seat UK appoints Peter McDonald as Head of Fleet

Seat UK has appointed Peter McDonald as Head of Fleet, starting in January 2014. Peter moves to the role having been Head of Planning for Seat UK since 2009.

Born and bred in Australia, Peter studied commerce at the University of Western Australia, Perth, graduating

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Seat Alhambra wins What Car? Best MPV award for third consecutive year

What Car? has crowned the Seat Alhambra its best MPV for the third year running, lauding it as a 'fantastic all-round package'.

"A fantastic all-round package, roomy enough for seven adults, good value for money, powerful and economical to run," explained What Car?

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Seat UK breaks company sales and market share records in 2012

The new car sales figures for 2012 from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have confirmed that Seat UK has just enjoyed a record-breaking year.

With 38,798 new Seat cars registered in the UK, 2012 has become the company's best ever

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Seat UK appoints Neil Williamson as new Director

On February 1, Neil Williamson will take his place as Director of Seat UK, reporting to Volkswagen Group UK Managing Director Simon Thomas.

At the same time, the current Seat UK Director, Peter Wyhinny, will begin a new role as Director of Seat Italy.

Neil joins Seat UK from

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Seat UK appoints new National Fleet and Business Sales Manager to drive further growth

Seat UK has appointed Philip Allan as its new National Fleet and Business Sales Manager as it seeks to sustain its burgeoning popularity within the UK’s fleet sector.

Philip, 49, joins the dynamic Spanish Brand at the dawn of one of the most exciting periods in its history,

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Seat dealer ‘Tweets’ its customers so well

A switched-on Seat dealer has harnessed the power of social media to transact almost an entire new car deal exclusively on Twitter.

Car buyer Jemma Rowberry bypassed more than a dozen dealers closer to her home in Crawley, West Sussex, to buy her new Leon SE

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Class-leading Seat Alhambra is Fleet News’ favourite

The multi award-winning Seat Alhambra continues its unprecedented awards success with news that it has been named ‘Best People Carrier’ by the highly-respected industry title Fleet News.

The Seat scooped the coveted honour during 2012

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Seat’s Leon FR+ Supercopa Sports a stunning new look

Fresh for the new ‘12’ plate change Seat is giving one of its most popular performance models, the hi-spec Leon FR+, the benefit of an even more sporty look courtesy of a dramatic special edition styling kit.

The impressive additions to the Leon’s already lithe

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Seat reveals lower prices for new Ibiza range

Fresh from its triumphant debut at the recent Geneva Motor Show the latest iteration of Seat’s most successful and well-known model, the Ibiza supermini, is being prepared for its UK showroom launch next month.

Just days after the wraps came off the new version of

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