Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Spanish manufacturer (and unprofitable branches Volkswagen) James Muir said that his company intends to increase sales of its vehicles this year to 8 or even 10 percent compared with last year, when it was sold 339 500 thousand Seat. The main emphasis is on the wagon Ibiza ST (sales plan - 45 000) and the Alhambra minivan (20,000 units). Sales growth planned for 2012, the year in which the company intends to offer four new models: the new Leon, car entry-level, four-door sedan and a significant face-lift today Ibiza. To solve such large-scale tasks SEAT even announces the recruitment of additional manpower in the amount of 300 to 800 people (now the number of employees worldwide is about 13 500 people). This significant figures for Spain, where the unemployment rate is a significant 20% of the working population. Despite the ambitious plans of the company management about the progress of the Seat is too early to say. In 2010, the company brought the Volkswagen a loss of $ 311 million euros. However, in the future the Spanish manufacturer is going to improve things, and by 2013 year again to reach a profitable level, and by 2018-mu - to increase the annual sales of its vehicles to 800 thousand units, i.e. almost double today's rate.