Sydney: MG Motor Australia and New Zealand has bolstered its burgeoning New Energy business with a key personnel appointment within its Sydney headquarters. Danny Lenartic has been appointed as the General Manager, EV Division alongside his role as Director, Product and Public Relations.
A stalwart of the MG Motor Australia family, Mr Lenartic will guide MG's EV strategy in the face of groundswell interest in electric vehicles and infrastructure from local, state and federal governments, as well as within a growing retail customer base.
The realignment of MG Motor's management team marks the next stage of growth for the EV side of the business, which has experienced rapid growth in 2020 and 2021.
"Electric for Everyone is our guiding principle, and MG Motor is already at the forefront of bringing affordable electric motoring to Australian buyers," said Mr Lenartic.
"However, the EV movement is about more than the cars themselves. Supporting our current and future customer base with charging infrastructure, for example, is a key plank in the rollout of electrification, and is already a focus within our business."
"This is a key moment for MG Motor in Australia," said CEO Peter Ciao. "We want to give EV buyers the same MG experience that has helped us to get where we are today. Offering value is one key, and offering great products is another. Electrification is here now, and MG is ready."
Mr Lenartic will be supported by the General Managers of MG's product lines, which include Giles Belcher (ZST) and David Hearty (HS). Mark Vukoja will assume the role of National Marketing Manager.
MG Motor Australia and New Zealand has almost doubled the size of its local team in 12 months and is represented by more than 80 dealerships across the two countries.
The MG ZS EV is Australia's best value electric car, and even more so after various state and territory incentives are applied – read about them HERE.
MG's HS Plug-In Hybrid, meanwhile, offers 63km of pure EV range which is backed by a powerful and efficient turbocharged engine.
Both EVs are now backed by MG Motor's comprehensive seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty*.
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*Commercial-use vehicles: seven years/160,000km lithium-ion battery pack warranty
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