The main Spanish car manufacturer started its business in 1953 with the construction of the 1400 under Fiat license, followed by that of the 600, which made a decisive contribution to the motorization of the Iberian country. The Fiat derivatives continued to constitute the main nucleus of Seat production until the early 1980s, when the Spanish manufacturer began to turn to the VW group which then integrated it. The Ronda, produced from 1982 to 1986 with 1200, 1500 and 1600cc engines and 5-door bodywork, was a derivation of the Fiat Ritmo and had a certain diffusion also in France and Italy.