The most-read AM-online stories of the first half of 2022

In part one of our end-of-year delve into AM-online's archive and analytics, we bring our readers a reminder of the most-viewed, must-read articles of each month.

January

Mercedes-Benz Retail Group workers to strike after ‘two-year pay freeze’

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Retail Group (MBRG) has been accused of adopting “disgraceful divide and rule tactics" after its technicians voted in favour of a four-day strike over pay.

https://www.am-online.com/news/dealer-news/2022/01/13/mercedes-benz-retail-group-workers-to-strike-after-two-year-pay-freeze

February

More Arnold Clark car retail franchise exits to follow Ford and Toyota

Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has told AM that the Scottish automotive retail giant expects to sever ties with more new car franchises after its exit from Ford and Toyota this month.

https://www.am-online.com/news/dealer-news/2022/02/24/exclusive-more-arnold-clark-franchise-exits-to-follow-ford-and-toyota

March

BCA charged £1.1m after Porsche crushed auction car buyer

Used car remarketing giant BCA has been fined £1.1 million and ordered to pay £97,000 in costs after a car buyer was crushed by a Porsche at its Paddock Wood auction site in Kent.

https://www.am-online.com/news/supplier-news/2022/03/07/bca-charged-11m-after-porsche-crushed-auction-car-buyer

April

BBC Watchdog investigation calls Cazoo’s 300-point checks into question

A BBC Watchdog investigation has called into question online car retailer Cazoo’s 300-point check on all its vehicles after failing to uncover documentary evidence of such scrutiny being carried out.

https://www.am-online.com/news/dealer-news/2022/04/07/bbc-watchdog-investigation-calls-cazoo-s-300-point-checks-into-question

May

Cazoo admits it ‘may never achieve profitability’ in new report

Cazoo has said that it cannot guarantee it will “achieve profit at all” in a newly-published document detailing the potential risks and pitfalls of its online car retail and vehicle subscription model.

https://www.am-online.com/news/dealer-news/2022/05/06/cazoo-admits-it-may-never-achieve-profitability-in-new-report

June

MG halts sales of its affordable EVs to UK car buyers

MG Motor UK has halted its sales of affordable electric vehicles (EV) as it aims to meet an “unprecedented level of demand” amid global semiconductor supply shortages.

https://www.am-online.com/news/manufacturer/2022/06/16/mg-halts-sales-of-its-affordable-evs-to-uk-car-buyers

Read the next part, covering the second half of 2022, tomorrow.