Ridgeway Group, the Berkshire and Oxfordshire motor retailer, has appointed Daksh Gupta as group managing director.

For Gupta, previously a Mercedes-Benz franchise director at Inchcape, it means a return to motor retail after a short period as chief operating officer of credit hire business Accident Exchange. He quit that role in November.

AM100 26th place Ridgeway has dealerships representing Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Smart, Chrysler and Skoda.