Seat’s main factory is in Martorell, which is about 20 miles northwest of Barcelona, where it employs around 11,000 people. It also has factories in Barcelona’s Zona Franca free port area and El Prat de Llobregat, which is also in Barcelona’s municipal area. Somebody in management really doesn’t like travelling far between factories. Sadly for them, Seats are also assembled at various Volkswagen Group facilities in Slovakia, Portugal and Germany. Seat shifted 232,700 cars in 2022, a whopping 40.5 per cent down on the previous year thanks to parts shortages and a decision to prioritise more profitable Cupra-branded cars. Mash the two companies back together and you get a more respectable 385,600 Seats and Cupras sold in 2022.