Performance Specialist mountune Expands International Presence with New Southern Hemisphere Operation

Mountune, a leading British race engine and #automotive #performance #tuning specialist, has announced the #expansion of its international footprint, establishing #mountuneaustralia as a base to better serve #performance enthusiasts in Australia, New Zealand and beyond.

mountune, headquartered in Essex, UK, is known internationally for its market-leading Ford and Volkswagen Group (VAG) #performance upgrades, as well as more than 40-years of success in motorsport – from touring cars to rallycross.

The company's #expansion follows a decade of sustained growth in the Southern Hemisphere, including a period where its exactingly developed, 'OEM+' #performance packages were officially endorsed by Ford Australia and their local Ford dealer network. 

Operating out of a new service and logistics facility located in Tasmania, (Australia), #mountune is taking its Southern Hemisphere operations to the next level, strengthening bonds with existing customers and dealers and reaching out to legions of new #automotive enthusiasts.

The new #expansion includes a dedicated #mountune.com.au website and offers the rapidly growing #mountune customer base in Australia, New Zealand and beyond, the full suite of Ford and VAG #performance upgrades, backed up by express delivery options and in-market technical support, in local time zones.

With over 40 years in the business, #mountune has amassed unrivalled knowledge of powertrain calibration and #performance parts development, enabling it to offer market-leading, exceptionally well-rounded upgrade options. The solutions cater for a wide range of models, including Fiesta ST, Focus ST & RS, Puma, as well as VW Golf GTI, Golf R and Audi S3.

Each #mountune #performance package combines transformed, thrilling real-world #performance with superb driveability and unrivalled reliability. The new division will offer mountune's full range of #performance parts and upgrade packages - all exhaustively developed over the course of thousands of test miles by its UK-based engineering and development team.

David Mountain, #mountune founder, said: "we're delighted to announce our formal #expansion into the Asia Pacific market with our new Australian facility. Having already had a long-standing relationship with customers in the region – as well as a period where our upgrade packages were imported and endorsed by Ford AU dealers – establishing a physical base 'down under' was the natural next step." 

"Headed up by Tom Wallace, who is a #performance and motorsport enthusiast at heart, as well as having an impressive and extensive track record in the #performance industry, this move will enable #mountune to reach more customers than ever before in our key markets of Australia and New Zealand – both areas with significant and passionate #performance car communities.

"Our #expansion represents a new chapter, and an exciting time for the business. The growth is testament to the hard work that's been put in day-in, day-out by our dedicated, immensely talented 'global' team".

Tom Wallace, #mountuneaustralia Director, added: "Working with such an iconic brand with a rich history in the #automotive and racing industry is a privilege. In setting up Australian operations we can improve on our overall customer experience which is paramount to our values. Building a strong fitment and support program through our dealer network strategy will also assist with these goals."