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Today, the resurgent Seat brand is selling better cars than at any time in its history.

In large part, that’s because it is one of the brands owned by the VW Group. Underneath, all of the cars it sells are strongly related to similar models sold by Volkswagen itself, or the likes of Skoda and even Audi. If you are buying a Leon, for example, the hardware will be similar to that of the Golf, Octavia and A3.

But while Seat makes the most of this tie-up to offer everything from city, small and family cars, including estates, through to a full range of SUVs, it also adds in its own slice of character, both with its distinctive styling approach and because its engineers generally tune the cars to deliver sportier handling.

While all of its cars are decent, it is the SUVs that stand out. The Arona and Ateca are among the class leaders and have enjoyed triumphs at the What Car? Awards.

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Seats baby IBX crossover has been given the green light and will go into production next year. Industry sources confirmed to whatcar.com that the concept car shown at the Geneva motor show this year will be built and use the same platform as the Audi Q3. It will also be built alongside the Q3 at Seats Martorell factory in Spain.

Seat has been waiting years to get a crossover to market after the Tribu 4x4 concept model, shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2007, was halted from going into production due to the economic outlook at the time.

Seats baby IBX crossover has been given the green light and will go into production next year. Industry sources confirmed to whatcar.com that the concept car shown at the Geneva motor show this year will be built and use the same platform as the Audi Q3.

It will also be built alongside the Q3 at Seats Martorell factory in Spain. Seat has been waiting years to get a crossover to market after the Tribu 4x4 concept model, shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2007, was halted from going into production due to the economic outlook at the time.

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