About the Ridgeway Group

The Ridgeway Group’s story has been one of continual growth and expansion and is now ranked as a Top 20 Largest Motor Retail Group in the UK and listed as 84th on the latest Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 league table of Britain's leading mid-market private companies. 

Starting out with a Volkswagen and Audi showroom in Newbury and a Volkswagen dealership in Wantage in 1997, another exciting brand was added to Ridgeway’s portfolio in 1999 when Jewson Skoda in Oxford was purchased. This was followed two years later with the addition of Volkswagen retailer Ridgeway Reading in 2001.

2004 was an exciting year from The Ridgeway Group, acquiring Preferred Partner Status from both Volkswagen and Audi as well as opening a brand new state-of-the-art Vehicle Preparation Centre near Newbury. In 2005, a second Audi Centre was acquired by The Ridgeway Group in Oxford and in March 2006, the company opened the doors to the new Bodyshop operation.

In December 2006, The Ridgeway Group announced the acquisition of the Pentagon Group, which added the Mercedes-Benz, AMG and smart brands as well as the cities of Chichester, Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester. The Pentagon Group also represents Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep in Portsmouth, Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles Truck and Van (still under the Pentagon name) and Fuso Canter franchises which are held in Poole, Portsmouth, Fareham, Southampton and Andover. In 2007 Ridgeway Used Car Centres in Totton, Southampton and Portsmouth were opened.

At the turn of January 2010 the Ridgeway Group acquired two ex-Motorworld Volkswagen passenger car retailers in Oxford based at Oxford Motor Park, Kidlington and Iffley Road, Oxford [inc. a bodyshop and accident repair centre] bringing the group's Volkswagen site representation to five.

In March 2012, the Ridgeway Group acquired BMW and MINI dealerships located in Bournemouth, Salisbury and Odiham from Wood Group Limited.

As well as providing the finest quality cars for some of the biggest brand in passenger car and commercial vehicles, we
are totally committed to our customers, aiming in sales, service, parts and fleet to provide an unrivalled level of care and
attention – and the best offers.

The business was first established in 1997 and is headed up by Chairman, David Newman, Chief Executive Officer John
O’Hanlon and Jon Head, Group Operations Director and employs over 1,000 staff across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, West Sussex, Wiltshire and Dorset and is dedicated to offering customers the highest levels of quality, both in product and services.

We understand the customer's high expectations for their vehicle and our dealerships. Our staff care as passionately
about the people as they do about the cars, trucks and vans and we ensure that our customers receive individual attention
and the very highest standards of care.

From the moment a customer walks into a Ridgeway showroom or contacts a Ridgeway Group dealer they become part
of the Ridgeway family. It soon becomes apparent that from sales, to parts, to servicing, to fleet, you won't trust your vehicle with anyone else.

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