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|manufacturer = [[SEAT]]
|manufacturer = [[SEAT]]
|aka = SEAT Gredos (Greece)
|aka = SEAT Gredos <small>(Greece)</small>
|production = 1985–1991
|production = 1985–1991
|assembly = [[Spain]]
|assembly = [[Spain]]
|designer = [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] at [[Italdesign]]
|designer = [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] <small>(At [[Italdesign]])</small>
|class = [[Small family car]] ([[C-segment|C]])
|class = [[Small family car]] <small>([[C-segment|C]])</small>
|body_style = 4-door [[sedan (automobile)|saloon (sedan)]]
|body_style = 4 door [[sedan (automobile)|saloon (sedan)]]
|platform =
|platform =
|related = [[SEAT Ritmo]]<br>[[SEAT Ronda]]<br>[[SEAT Ibiza]] Mk1<br>[[Fiat Ritmo]]<br>[[Fiat Regata]]
|related = [[SEAT Ritmo]]<br>[[SEAT Ronda]]<br>[[SEAT Ibiza]] <small>(Mark 1)</small><br>[[Fiat Ritmo]]<br>[[Fiat Regata]]
|layout =
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|engine = 1.2L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.5L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.7L [[Straight-4|I4]] [[diesel engine|Diesel]]
|engine = 1.2 litre [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.5 litre [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.7 litre [[Straight-4|I4]] <small>([[diesel engine|Diesel]])</small>
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The '''SEAT Málaga''' (codenamed ''023A'') is a four-door [[sedan (automobile)|saloon]] produced by the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[automotive industry|automaker]] [[SEAT]] from 1985 to 1991, named after the city of [[Málaga]] in [[Andalucía]], southern Spain.
The '''SEAT Málaga''' (codenamed ''023A'') was one four door [[sedan (automobile)|saloon]], that produced by the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[automotive industry|car manufacturer]], [[SEAT]], from 1985 to 1991, named after the city of [[Málaga]], in [[Andalucía]], which is located in southern Spain.


It can be considered a saloon variant of the [[SEAT Ibiza]], although the underpinnings of the Málaga and the Ibiza Mark 1, were both based upon those of the [[SEAT Ronda]], a restyled version of the [[SEAT Ritmo]], which in its turn was a [[badge engineering|rebadged]] version of the [[Fiat Ritmo]].
It can be considered the saloon variant of the [[SEAT Ibiza]], although the underpinnings, of the Málaga, and the Ibiza Mark 1, were both based upon those of the [[SEAT Ronda]], the restyled version of the [[SEAT Ritmo]], which in its turn, was the [[badge engineering|rebadged]] version, of the [[Fiat Ritmo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dieselcar.com/features/30-years-of-seat-in-the-uk/|title=30 Years of SEAT in the UK|website=dieselcar.com|date=1 November 2015|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>


In this sense, the Málaga most closely resembled the [[Fiat Regata]], [[Fiat]]'s own saloon version of the hatchback Fiat Ritmo. However, the SEAT Málaga and the Fiat Regata were developed separately, as the two manufacturers had already ended their partnership by the time of the launch of their two saloon models.
In this sense, the Málaga most closely resembled the [[Fiat Regata]], which was [[Fiat]]’s own saloon version, of the hatchback, Fiat Ritmo. However, the SEAT Málaga and the Fiat Regata, were developed separately, as the two manufacturers had already ended their partnership, by the time of the launch, of their two saloon models. The partnership had ended in 1982, after thirty years, of jointly producing vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caradvice.com.au/550969/seat-600-spains-fiat-based-peoples-car-restored-for-60th-birthday/|title=Seat 600: Spain's Fiat-based people's car restored for 60th birthday|website=www.caradvice.com.au|date=17 May 2017|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knfilters.co.uk/blog/2005-2015-seat-replacement-filter-is-designed-to-improves-horsepower-and-acceleration/|title=2005-2015 Seat Replacement Filter is Designed to Improves Horsepower and Acceleration|website=knfilters.co.uk|date=20 July 2016|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>


It was launched, on the market in the [[United Kingdom]], in September 1985, when the brand was launched there, along with the SEAT Ibiza. It largely competed with budget offerings, like the [[Hyundai Pony]], and gave budget buyers one modern alternative to the outdated offerings, from [[Lada]], [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]], [[Zastava Automobiles|Yugo]], and [[Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych|FSO]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seatpress.co.uk/en-gb/releases/154|title=SEAT CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS IN UK|website=seatpress.co.uk|date=1 September 2010|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/week-autocar/throwback-thursday-ford%E2%80%99s-electronic-tech-test-bed-4-september-1985|title=Throwback Thursday - Ford’s electronic tech test bed, 4 September 1985|website=autocar.co.uk|date=3 September 2015|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>
Production ended in May 1991, well after the [[Volkswagen Group]] took over SEAT, to be replaced by [[SEAT Toledo]], which was the first Volkswagen developed car from SEAT. The saloon based on the Ibiza, the [[SEAT Cordoba]], was launched in end of 1993.


Production ended in May 1991, some months after the [[Volkswagen Group]] took full control over SEAT, in December 1990, to be replaced by [[SEAT Toledo]], which was the first fully developed car, by Volkswagen, from SEAT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auto2014.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/1036/|title=SEAT, S.A. – Ownership|website=auto2014.wordpress.com|date=20 December 2013|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>
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The Málaga sold relatively well in Spain, but was less popular in export markets, despite sharing the same ''[[System Porsche]]'' [[powertrain]] with the [[SEAT Ibiza]]. The Málaga was marketed in [[Greece]] as the '''SEAT Gredos''',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p-6qt7AE8U SEAT Gredos, Greek TV commercial, 1987]</ref> after the Spanish mountain range [[Sierra de Gredos]], because the word ''Málaga'' was considered too similar to ''[[malakas]]'', a ubiquitous [[Greek language|Greek]] swear word.<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WJVcgta-HToC&pg=PA156&dq=SEAT+Gredos+car&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBmoVChMIlePO7M7axgIVC40NCh37ggU_#v=onepage&q=SEAT%20Gredos%20car&f=false ''The Making of a Name: The Inside Story of the Brands We Buy''], Steve Rivkin, Fraser Sutherland, Oxford University Press, USA, 2004, page 156</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osv.ltd.uk/brief-history-of-seat/|title=A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEAT|website=www.osv.ltd.uk|date=23 March 2017|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref> The saloon based on the Ibiza, the [[SEAT Cordoba]], was launched in end of 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seat-mediacenter.com/newspage/allnews/history/2020/70-years-of-history-SEATs-ability-to-reinvent-itself.html|title=70 years of history – SEAT’s ability to reinvent itself|website=www.seat-mediacenter.com|date=6 May 2020|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>


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The vehicle sold relatively well in Spain, but was less popular in export markets, despite sharing the same [[powertrain]] of ''System Porsche'', with the [[SEAT Ibiza]]. The vehicle was marketed, in [[Greece]], as the '''SEAT Gredos''', after the [[mountain range]] of Spain, [[Sierra de Gredos]], because the word ''Málaga'' was considered too similar to ''[[malakas]]'', one ubiquitous [[swear word]], in [[Greek language|Greek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p-6qt7AE8U|title=SEAT Gredos, Greek TV commercial, 1987|website=www.youtube.com|date=26 December 2006|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WJVcgta-HToC&pg=PA156&dq=SEAT+Gredos+car&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBmoVChMIlePO7M7axgIVC40NCh37ggU_#v=onepage&q=SEAT%20Gredos%20car&f=false ''The Making of a Name: The Inside Story of the Brands We Buy''], Steve Rivkin, Fraser Sutherland, Oxford University Press, United States, 2004, Page 156</ref>
==Sales and production figures==

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The total production per year of SEAT Málaga cars is shown in the following table:
===Sales & Production Figures===
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The total production, per year of cars of the SEAT Málaga, is shown in the following table:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Model || 1986<ref name="Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1986">{{cite web |title=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1986 |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1986-Annual-Report.pdf |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1987<ref name="Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1987">{{cite web |title=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1987 |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1987-Annual-Report.pdf |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1988<ref name="Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989">{{cite web |title=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989 |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1989-Annual-Report.pdf |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1989<ref name="Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989">{{cite web |title=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989 |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1989-Annual-Report.pdf |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1990<ref name="Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1990">{{cite web |title=Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1990 |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1990-Annual-Report.pdf |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1991<ref name="Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1991">{{cite web |title=Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1991 |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1991-Annual-Report.pdf |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>
!Model || 1986<ref name="Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1986">{{cite web|title=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1986 |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1986-Annual-Report.pdf|date=1986|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1987<ref name="Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1987">{{cite web|title=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1987|url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1987-Annual-Report.pdf|date=1987|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1988<ref name="Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989">{{cite web |title=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989|url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1989-Annual-Report.pdf|date=1989|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1989<ref name="Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989">{{cite web|title=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989|url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1989-Annual-Report.pdf|date=1989|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1990<ref name="Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1990">{{cite web|title=Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1990|url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1990-Annual-Report.pdf|date=1990|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>!!1991<ref name="Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1991">{{cite web|title=Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1991|url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/konzern/images/teaser/history/chronik/annual-report/1991-Annual-Report.pdf|date=1991|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
!Total annual production
!Total Annual Production
|41,292|||37,653|||39,269|||36,882|||33,098|||8,735
|41,292|||37,653|||39,269|||36,882|||33,098|||8,735
|}
|}
[[File:Seat Malaga Cambridge.jpg|thumb|left|1985 SEAT Málaga (side profile)]]
[[File:Seat Malaga Cambridge.jpg|thumb|left|1985 SEAT Málaga <small>(side profile)</small>]]
[[File:1986SEATMalagarear.jpg|thumb|left|1986 SEAT Málaga GLX]]
[[File:1986SEATMalagarear.jpg|thumb|left|1986 SEAT Málaga <small>(GLX)</small>]]
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{{-}}
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.seat.com SEAT.com] official corporate website
* [http://www.seat.com SEAT.com] <small>(official corporate website)</small>


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{{commons category|SEAT Málaga}}

Revision as of 11:33, 4 November 2020

SEAT Málaga
Overview
ManufacturerSEAT
Also calledSEAT Gredos (Greece)
Production1985–1991
AssemblySpain
DesignerGiorgetto Giugiaro (At Italdesign)
Body and chassis
ClassSmall family car (C)
Body style4 door saloon (sedan)
RelatedSEAT Ritmo
SEAT Ronda
SEAT Ibiza (Mark 1)
Fiat Ritmo
Fiat Regata
Powertrain
Engine1.2 litre I4
1.5 litre I4
1.7 litre I4 (Diesel)
Chronology
SuccessorSEAT Córdoba
SEAT Toledo

The SEAT Málaga (codenamed 023A) was one four door saloon, that produced by the Spanish car manufacturer, SEAT, from 1985 to 1991, named after the city of Málaga, in Andalucía, which is located in southern Spain.

It can be considered the saloon variant of the SEAT Ibiza, although the underpinnings, of the Málaga, and the Ibiza Mark 1, were both based upon those of the SEAT Ronda, the restyled version of the SEAT Ritmo, which in its turn, was the rebadged version, of the Fiat Ritmo.[1]

In this sense, the Málaga most closely resembled the Fiat Regata, which was Fiat’s own saloon version, of the hatchback, Fiat Ritmo. However, the SEAT Málaga and the Fiat Regata, were developed separately, as the two manufacturers had already ended their partnership, by the time of the launch, of their two saloon models. The partnership had ended in 1982, after thirty years, of jointly producing vehicles.[2][3]

It was launched, on the market in the United Kingdom, in September 1985, when the brand was launched there, along with the SEAT Ibiza. It largely competed with budget offerings, like the Hyundai Pony, and gave budget buyers one modern alternative to the outdated offerings, from Lada, Škoda, Yugo, and FSO.[4][5]

Production ended in May 1991, some months after the Volkswagen Group took full control over SEAT, in December 1990, to be replaced by SEAT Toledo, which was the first fully developed car, by Volkswagen, from SEAT.[6] [7] The saloon based on the Ibiza, the SEAT Cordoba, was launched in end of 1993.[8]

The vehicle sold relatively well in Spain, but was less popular in export markets, despite sharing the same powertrain of System Porsche, with the SEAT Ibiza. The vehicle was marketed, in Greece, as the SEAT Gredos, after the mountain range of Spain, Sierra de Gredos, because the word Málaga was considered too similar to malakas, one ubiquitous swear word, in Greek.[9][10]

Sales & Production Figures

The total production, per year of cars of the SEAT Málaga, is shown in the following table:

Model 1986[11] 1987[12] 1988[13] 1989[13] 1990[14] 1991[15]
Total Annual Production 41,292 37,653 39,269 36,882 33,098 8,735
1985 SEAT Málaga (side profile)
1986 SEAT Málaga (GLX)

References

  1. ^ "30 Years of SEAT in the UK". dieselcar.com. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Seat 600: Spain's Fiat-based people's car restored for 60th birthday". www.caradvice.com.au. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "2005-2015 Seat Replacement Filter is Designed to Improves Horsepower and Acceleration". knfilters.co.uk. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ "SEAT CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS IN UK". seatpress.co.uk. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Throwback Thursday - Ford's electronic tech test bed, 4 September 1985". autocar.co.uk. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ^ "SEAT, S.A. – Ownership". auto2014.wordpress.com. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. ^ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEAT". www.osv.ltd.uk. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  8. ^ "70 years of history – SEAT's ability to reinvent itself". www.seat-mediacenter.com. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. ^ "SEAT Gredos, Greek TV commercial, 1987". www.youtube.com. 26 December 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ The Making of a Name: The Inside Story of the Brands We Buy, Steve Rivkin, Fraser Sutherland, Oxford University Press, United States, 2004, Page 156
  11. ^ "Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1986" (PDF). 1986. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1987" (PDF). 1987. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989" (PDF). 1989. Retrieved 6 July 2019. Cite error: The named reference "Volkswagen AG Annual Report 1989" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1990" (PDF). 1990. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Volkswagan AG Annual Report 1991" (PDF). 1991. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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