UD Trucks New Zealand has appointed Zane Erwee as its new general manager, effective August 1.
Erwee, formerly the company’s retail sales manager, led the UD Trucks sales team and worked closely with the dealer network in the Wellington region and across the South Island. He now takes charge of the brand’s nationwide operations.
Sime Motors commercial sales general manager Michael Doeg says Erwee brings strong leadership and deep industry knowledge to the role.
“Under his guidance, UD Trucks will continue to thrive and reach new milestones.”
With 18 years’ experience in the trucking and heavy commercial vehicle industry in South Africa and New Zealand, Erwee has held sales management roles with Fuso Trucks and Freightliner. He has also built extensive knowledge of the UD brand, leading sales teams in both countries.
“I’m excited to get started in my new role as UD Trucks General Manager,” Erwee says.
“We have a great brand and a great product. My passion for the industry and UD Trucks will continue to bring the business a vision for growth by supporting our customers, the UD team, and our nationwide dealer and service networks, to deliver on the UD promise of going the extra mile.
“UD Trucks has a very strong product range. With the announcement of the reimagined Condor range launching soon, the recent introduction of our fixed price service plans – UD Trust – and the support of our expanding service network, we will continue to ensure that our customers have an outstanding end-to-end experience, from sales through to aftermarket support, for the total life of their truck.”
Erwee succeeds Colin Muir, who has left to become general manager at Kobelco.
