9 8 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁received ▁a ▁second ▁fac el ift , ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁SE AT ▁Mar b ella ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁production ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Em el ba ▁also ▁produced ▁a ▁roof less ▁version ▁called ▁the ▁P and ita , ▁which ▁was ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁r ental ▁car ▁in ▁resort ▁areas . ▁The ▁SE AT ▁Trans ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁major ▁fac el ift ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁SE AT ▁Terra . ▁ ▁As ▁F iat ▁and ▁SE AT ' s ▁lic ens ing ▁agreement ▁had ▁exp ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁Mar b ella ▁never ▁received ▁the ▁major ▁mechanical ▁up gr ades ▁of ▁the ▁fac el ift ed ▁F iat ▁P anda , ▁instead ▁continu ing ▁with ▁the ▁old ▁push rod ▁F iat - based ▁engines , ▁quarter ▁light ▁doors , ▁un - gal van ised ▁frame ▁and ▁leaf - spr ung ▁susp ension ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁original ▁model . ▁It ▁was ▁popular ▁in ▁Spain ▁throughout ▁its ▁production ▁life , ▁but ▁was ▁less ▁popular ▁on ▁export ▁mark ets ▁( where ▁the ▁F iat ▁version ▁was ▁firm ▁favour ite ) ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁exports ▁had ▁mostly ▁finished . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁awards ▁The ▁first ▁generation ▁P anda ▁met ▁with ▁great ▁success ▁across ▁Europe , ▁pol ling ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁European ▁Car ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁awards ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁full ▁year ▁of ▁production ▁( pi pped ▁to ▁first ▁place ▁by