Miles Crawford is the General Manager for CMV Truck & Bus, the dealer group for Volvo Trucks & Buses, Mack Trucks and UD Trucks with dealerships and more than 600 employees across Victoria. CMV Truck & Bus is a division of the CMV Group, foundered by Sidney Crawford in 1934. Today the CMV Group employs 1700 staff across three core business divisions; automotive, commercial vehicles and agriculture.
Miles graduated from the University of South Australia in 2004 with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business Management. Soon after graduating Miles relocated to Brisbane, taking up design and product engineering roles at Volvo Group’s Australian factory in Wacol and worked extensively with new product for both Volvo and Mack brands. In 2010, Miles and his family relocated to Vancouver, Canada, taking a role with Westport Fuel Systems. Miles was Chief Project Manager for the development of Volvo’s Natural Gas High Pressure Direct Ignition 13 litre product for European markets before being appointed Director, Global Program Management Group, ultimately responsible for new business and relationships with key global accounts.
In 2016 Miles returned to Australia and commenced with CMV Truck & Bus in the role of Operations Manager. In 2019 Miles was appointed General Manager for CMV Truck & Bus. Today, CMV Truck & Bus is market leader in heavy vehicle sales in Victoria with a firm focus on understanding and supporting their customers and developing long term business partnerships.
Miles prides himself on providing strong communication, excellent customer service and developing people through new opportunities within the business. Safety is at the core of what Miles stands for when it comes to the people and customers of CMV Truck & Bus.