Montana, Pretoria / City of Tshwane – As part of its commitment to transform the automotive retail industry and empower communities in its areas of operation, Legacy Motor Group (LMG) today welcomed a total of 16 youths to participate in its inaugural Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative.
The YES initiative was first introduced by State President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018. It is a business-led collaboration driven by non-profit organisation YES4YOUTH (https://yes4youth.co.za) and seeks out groundbreaking ways to reignite the economy as well as give youth a dignified first chance of employment.
The programme offers youth a 12-month quality work experience and equips them with a toolkit to be a beacon of hope for their families, households, and communities.
“As one of the leading automotive retail companies in South Africa, we are committed to transforming our sector and organisation, and empowering the communities in the regions we operate. We are excited to welcome the sixteen youths to LMG and provide them with meaningful work experience within our various business divisions,” says Dr. Althea Foster, LMG’s Chief People Officer.
The sixteen apprentices participating in the LMG YES Initiative will be assigned to mentors within the various divisions of LMG such as Customer Experience, IT Operations, Sales, Aftersales, Approved Repair Centre, Human Resources (HR) and Finance.
The youths hail from Soshanguve, Mabopane, Hammanskraal, Moloto, and various parts of Johannesburg.
“We look forward to seeing a positive outcome from this initiative. All successful businesses like ours are successful because of people. Therefore, it is important to embrace initiatives such as these to help make a real and lasting difference in our communities and economy,” adds Foster.
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About Legacy Motor Group (LMG):
Legacy Motor Group (LMG) is a 100% black-owned automotive retail company in South Africa offering unique automotive retail solutions and services. With its headquarters in Montana, Pretoria / City of Tshwane, the company was founded in 2008 and currently operates a motor trading division that represents five BMW dealerships (BMW Menlyn, BMW Montana, BMW Joburg City, BMW Rustenburg and BMW Polokwane) and three MINI dealerships (MINI Menlyn, MINI Montana and MINI Joburg City). BMW Group brands represented by LMG at present include BMW, BMW i, BMW M, BMW Motorrad (BMW Motorcycles) and MINI (new and approved pre-owned cars).
Other divisions of LMG include LMG Approved Repair Centre (trading as Zambesi Approved Repair Centre), LMG Pre-Owned, LMG Prestige and LMG Tyre and Rim. This enables LMG to offer ‘The Power of ONE’ – a unique service in the South African automotive retail industry.
At present, the company employs just over 400 employees – men and women who cumulatively carry automotive DNA with passion and constantly strive to offer the best service as well as test the boundaries of automotive innovation.
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For media and general queries, please contact:
Mr Edward Makwana
General Manager: Customer Experience, Public Relations and Marketing
Legacy Motor Group (LMG)
Email: edward.makwana@lmg.co.za
Tel: 079 260 7681