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| April 1 2025 | Markus Haupt becomes the leader of SEAT, succeeding Wayne Griffiths. |
| 2024 | SEAT plans to launch in the United States and Canada under the Cupra performance marque. |
| 2023 | The High Court of England and Wales dismissed the harassment case against Juan Carlos I, stating the court had no jurisdiction over the matter. |
| 2022 | SEAT re-enters the Australian market under the Cupra performance marque. |
| 2022 | Juan Carlos I won an appeal asserting his immunity from the allegations related to the years 2012-2014. |
| March 2022 | Spanish prosecutors closed all cases against Juan Carlos, mirroring the decision taken by Swiss prosecutors earlier. |
| December 2021 | Swiss prosecutors dropped all cases against Juan Carlos due to the impossibility of proving any illegality. |
| February 25 2021 | Juan Carlos I paid 4 million euros to the Spanish Tax Agency in order to avoid new tax offenses related to private flights he took. |
| 2020 | Despite potential challenges, SEAT maintains profitability with an after-tax profit of €194.2 million. |
| 2020 | Juan Carlos I attended a private celebration at the Royal Palace of El Pardo to commemorate his granddaughter Leonor's 18th birthday. |
| 2020 | Since relocating, Juan Carlos I has visited Spain regularly, primarily to the town of Sanxenxo to engage in one of his favorite activities, sailing. |
| 2020 | Sayn-Wittgenstein filed a harassment case against Juan Carlos in London, claiming coercion regarding the return of money after their breakup. |
| December 2020 | Juan Carlos paid 678,393.72 euros to Spain's tax agency for defrauded money related to the use of opaque credit cards between 2016 and 2018, marking an admission of fraud. |
| October 1 2020 | Wayne Griffiths becomes SEAT's leader on October 1, 2020, and continues to lead the company as of the current date |
| August 2020 | Goes into self-imposed exile from Spain over allegedly improper business ties in Saudi Arabia. |
| August 17 2020 | The Royal Household publicly confirmed that Juan Carlos I had been in the United Arab Emirates since 3 August, having arrived there by private plane from Vigo Airport. |
| August 7 2020 | It was speculated that Juan Carlos I might have fled to multiple countries, but on this date, it was confirmed that he had arrived in the United Arab Emirates, specifically at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. |
| August 3 2020 | The Royal Household announced that Juan Carlos I wished to relocate from Spain due to increased media scrutiny about his business dealings in Saudi Arabia. He had left a letter to his son about this decision. |
| July 2020 | SEAT CODE inaugurated its headquarters in Barcelona. |
| June 2020 | Casa SEAT was inaugurated in Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona, serving as SEAT MÓ's headquarters and an urban mobility promotional lab. |
| June 2020 | The public prosecutor's office of the Supreme Court of Spain agreed to investigate Juan Carlos's role as a facilitator in the high-speed rail connecting Mecca and Medina, considering events after his abdication in June 2014. |
| March 2020 | Swiss authorities began investigating Juan Carlos in March 2020 concerning a $100 million gift to Sayn-Wittgenstein in 2012, linked to alleged kick-back fees from Saudi Arabia. |
| March 15 2020 | The Royal Household announced that Felipe VI would renounce any inheritance from his father and that Juan Carlos would lose his public stipend from the State's General Budget. |
| March 14 2020 | The Telegraph reported that Felipe VI, Juan Carlos's son and the current King of Spain, appeared as the second beneficiary of the Lucum Foundation, which received a €65 million donation from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. |
| January 7 2020 | Carsten Isensee assumes leadership of SEAT on January 7, 2020 |
| 2019 | SEAT further improves its financial results, reporting an after-tax profit of €345.6 million. |
| 2019 | SEAT CODE (Center of Digital Excellence) was established, leading the company's digital transformation and creating digital solutions for SEAT, Cupra, and SEAT MÓ. |
| August 24 2019 | King Juan Carlos had heart surgery. |
| June 2019 | Following the allegations made by Sayn-Wittgenstein, demands for an investigation into Juan Carlos for corruption emerged in early June 2019. |
| June 2 2019 | Juan Carlos I officially retired from public life, five years after his abdication. |
| May 27 2019 | Juan Carlos I announced his intention to retire from public life in a letter to his son Felipe. |
| 2018 | Cupra was launched as a stand-alone brand alongside SEAT, with SEAT Sport simultaneously rebranded as Cupra Racing. The brand positioned itself as an 'unconventional challenger brand' focused on style and performance, with corporate headquarters established in Martorell, Spain. |
| 2018 | SEAT continues its profitable streak with an after-tax profit of €294.2 million. |
| 2018 | Juan Carlos I was present at events commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution of 1978. |
| June 2018 | In mid-2018, recordings were leaked to the press of Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn alleging that Juan Carlos received kick-backs from commercial contracts, particularly regarding the construction of the Haramain high-speed railway in Saudi Arabia. |
| April 2018 | Juan Carlos was admitted to hospital for surgery on his right knee. |
| 2017 | SEAT reintroduced to the New Zealand market. |
| 2017 | SEAT maintains strong financial performance with an after-tax profit of €281.2 million. |
| 2016 | SEAT experiences a dramatic financial turnaround with a substantial after-tax profit of €903.2 million, the highest in the given period. |
| 2015 | SEAT turns profitable, reporting a positive after-tax result of €6 million, signaling the beginning of a financial recovery. |
| 2015 | SEAT ceases operations in the Russian Federation. |
| December 2015 | Juan Carlos I attended the inauguration of Mauricio Macri as president of Argentina. |
| November 1 2015 | Luca de Meo becomes SEAT's leader on November 1, 2015 |
| March 2015 | Juan Carlos I attended the inauguration of Tabaré Vázquez as president of Uruguay. |
| 2014 | SEAT continues to struggle financially with an after-tax loss of €65.7 million. |
| 2014 | Allegations related to harassment against Juan Carlos continued from the time he was still King. |
| 2014 | A miniseries was released that depicted the life of Juan Carlos I from 1948 to 1993. |
| June 2014 | Juan Carlos I attended the second inauguration of Juan Manuel Santos as president of Colombia. |
| June 19 2014 | Juan Carlos I abdicated in favor of his son, Felipe VI, who then acceded to the throne. |
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