Seat to adapt to referendum result

Seat president, Luca de Meo, says the company will adapt to whatever conditions arise in Catalonia after the referendum. Asked about the independence process at a conference at the Frankfurt Motor Show, De Meo said that the company "must adapt to the conditions, as it does in many countries, as happened with Brexit." So far, Seat has maintained sales in the United Kingdom and there has been no political or economic change that has led the company to modify its business strategy. As for the Catalan process, the Seat head claimed that the firm is deeply rooted "in Barcelona, in Catalonia, in Spain" and he called for "stability".

Other companies have also recently announced what they will do if Catalonia becomes an independent state. As with the Seat president, Ryanair head of marketing, Kenny Jacobs, said that the company would continue to operate in an independent Catalonia. Jacobs said that Ryanair does not have “a political opinion”. “It is business,” he added.