Avis Rent a Car has announced it will begin supplying MG6 GT fastbacks and MG6 Magnette sports saloons to its customers in the UK.

An initial order of 100 models has been delivered ahead of launch.

Anthony Ainsworth, commercial director of Avis Rent a Car, said: “We are extremely pleased to see the iconic MG marquee back again.”

He added the company hopes its customers will be pleased to be able to rent an MG model from one of its UK branches.

The fleet of cars will be put into Avis’ national hire database ready to be chosen for business trips, leisure purposes and other journeys.

Avis’ new cars were designed and engineered at MG Motor’s plant in Birmingham, where final assembly also took place.