Ukwethulwa kwamamodeli e-SEAT amane amasha phakathi kuka-2016 no-2017 kuwumphumela wokutshalwa kwezimali okurekhodiwe ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni.
Lesi simemezelo senziwe uLuca de Meo, umongameli we-SEAT, ngesikhathi evakashele uMongameli kaHulumeni waseCatalonia, uCarles Puigdemont, emagcekeni omkhiqizo eMartorell, okuhambisana nokuqala kokukhiqizwa kwe-SEAT Ibiza entsha.
U-De Meo uchaza ukuthi inani eliphelele lokutshalwa kwezimali ikakhulukazi labelwa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-Ibiza ne-Arona kanye nokuguqulwa kwefektri yaseMartorell, ukuze kufakwe ukukhiqizwa kokubili kwamamodeli. Inani lama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-900 liyingxenye yokutshalwa kwezimali sekukonke kwama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-3.3.
“Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwethu ekuthuthukiseni umnotho wezwe futhi kuqinisekisa ubuholi bethu njengomtshalizimali omkhulu wezimboni ze-R&D. Sitshala izimali ezingakaze zibonwe ukuze sethule amamodeli amasha. I-SEAT idlala indima ebalulekile mayelana nokutshalwa kwezimali, ezobuchwepheshe, izimboni nokuqashwa, kanye nokudala ingcebo nokuchuma”.
Luca de Meo
Ithuthukiswe ngokukhethekile e-Barcelona, i-Ibiza isivele ikhiqizwa ku-Line 1 e-Martorell, ifektri ekhiqiza inombolo enkulu yezimoto eSpain. I-Ibiza entsha izoba khona, izinyanga ezimbalwa, nesizukulwane esedlule.
Kusukela engxenyeni yesibili ka-2017, lo mzila ofanayo wokukhiqiza uzokwamukela umhlangano we ISIHLALO Arona , i-crossover entsha ehlangene evela kumkhiqizo wase-Spanish. I-SEAT Leon kanye ne-Audi Q3 nazo zikhiqizwa eMartorell.
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Umkhiqizo usanda kuthumela imiphumela engcono kakhulu yezezimali emlandweni wayo, ngenzuzo yokusebenza kwerekhodi ye-143 million euros. Ngokusho kwe-SEAT, i-Ibiza entsha ikhombisa umvuthwandaba wesigaba sokuhlanganisa kanye nokuqala kwenkathi entsha yokukhula, ehambisana nonyaka lapho uphawu lwaseSpain luzokwethula umkhiqizo walo omkhulu ohlaselayo.