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As January comes to an end, it’s as if we all sing Auld Lang Syne and celebrate the dawn of another year.
The last month has passed for all of us here at Car Dealer, with juicy stories to chew on.
As a result, we are already reaching one million visits since the beginning of the year. But which stories have been the most popular?
To find out, we took a look at the last 31 days to find out what everyone read.
That’s what we found. . .
Page views: 22,999
On January 12 we tell you the story of Kenneth Herron, who bought a Citroen DS five 63-reg from Cars4You, in Edinburgh.
When the alternator belt broke 2,600 miles later and repair attempts failed, Herron attempted to exercise his right to refuse the car.
He asked for reimbursement of the £2,448. 64 deposit and monthly invoices of £910. 49 he had already disbursed, but supplier MotoNovo Finance refused to pay.
The case ended up in Dunfermline Sheriff’s Court, where Herron described it as a “historic” case.
However, this characterization was rejected through automotive legal consultancy Lawgistics, which called the case a “storm in a teacup,” adding that car dealers had nothing to worry about.
The story, and its imaginable ramifications for traders, turned out to be an engaging read and was viewed some 23,000 times in January.
Page views: 27. 425
When we returned to the news on January 3, we gave you a glimpse of what happened to used car costs in the last month of 2022.
Cap HPI data submitted to the car dealership revealed that December was the third biggest price drop in 2022 after March and April, both of which fell 2. 1%.
That meant the average three-year-old used car with 60,000 miles on the clock had lost around £300 at the end of last year.
Despite the drop, valuation experts said the change from December to January is “in line” with the five-year average, which appears to “strengthen the overall market despite the economic turmoil the country has faced this year. “
Used cars have made headlines in recent years and this story has been read more than 27,000 times.
Page views: 27. 749
One of the biggest stories of the month was the ongoing currency crisis in Cazoo.
Keeping the functions prominently on this list, with the first access in this story, in which the full scope of the company’s problems was reported.
In a call to all employees, which leaked to the car dealership, visitor director Darren Bentley warned staff about mass closures and layoffs.
He announced that up to 15 Cazoo visitor moving centers could close and that the number of preparation centers could also be reduced to three.
It’s a damning assessment of where the store of suffering is lately and it’s our eighth maximum reading story of the month.
Page views: 29. 432
Although last year ended badly for Cazoo, once we entered the new year, the magnitude of his upheavals began to be noticed.
The first sign of those difficulties came here when the New York Stock Exchange suspended Cazoo’s orders and initiated delisting proceedings.
Warrant trading of online used car broker, ticker CZOO WS, has been “immediately suspended,” the NYSE announced at the close of trading on Jan. 4.
The New York Stock Exchange said on Business Wire that the collateral was “no longer eligible for subpoenas based on abnormally low value levels. “
The news was a blow to Alex Chesterman and company, with our story read nearly 30,000 times.
Page views: 35. 694
In addition to the ongoing crisis in Cazoo, the other major January saga collapsed in the price of new and used Teslas.
On January 13, Tesla announced that it had reduced the price of the Model 3 from an initial value of £51,090 to £42,990, a drop of almost 16%.
The Model Y Performance variant, the most expensive of the variety, was also reduced from a starting price of £67,990 to £57,990, a value discount of at least 15%.
Customers who ordered the car at the previous price will be forced to keep that price if they submitted an order and there were also protests in China, after buyers did not see the price cuts there.
Overall, this has just been the general month in Elon Musk’s crazy world and this story is the first on our list to hit 35,000 clicks.
Page views: 37. 642
Now let’s move on to our five most sensible and back to Cazoo. Following his warnings about job loss, reports revealed that workers who had spent two years or less at the company would not get any severance pay.
Last Monday, employers denied that was the case and insisted that all painters facing the threat of losing their jobs, no matter how long they work at the company, will get severance pay.
A spokesperson said that “all workers will be entitled to severance pay, with a minimum of 4 weeks of fundamental salary. “
Page views: 43. 615
Given everything that has happened with Cazoo so far this year, we want to give distributors a detailed look at the retailer’s history.
We went to our archives and discovered all the stories we wrote about the debatable company.
Then the most important ones were compiled to create a complete timeline from before the launch of the company.
As this list shows, there is a great deal of interest in all things Cazoo and over 42,500 of you have taken the time to read this one.
Page views: 46,104
Last week, we reported that hackers Arnold Clark did not find it easy for the intermediary organization to pay a multi-million pound ransom, or they would face a large download of leaked visitor data.
Cyber attackers had already dded 15 gigabytes in a single step and threatened another 467 gigabytes of sensitive visitor information.
The Play cybercriminal gang had in the past put visitor data such as national insurance numbers, passports and addresses on the dark web.
The attack on the No. 1 company in the top 100 car dealerships based in Glasgow took place just before Christmas; it was originally thought to have taken place on Christmas Eve.
In response to the development, a spokeswoman for Arnold Clark told Car Dealer: “We take the safety and security of our visitors’ knowledge very seriously and, as it should be, identifying any potential compromises of that knowledge remains our number one focus. “
The possible consequences of the breach remain unclear and more than 46,000 of you turned to Car Dealer to find out what was going on.
Page views: 63. 654
On January 9, we announced that used Teslas were in free fall, with one of their models wasting a fifth in just 12 months.
The values of popular electric cars have been dropped, as experts have blamed emerging electric power and the arrival of new models at Array very damaging.
The Model 3 has been named the worst performing electric car, according to used car pricing experts, with Cap HPI, wasting around 23% or £9,900 in the last year alone.
In a table of electric cars that depreciate the most, Teslas occupy 3 of the five most sensible places.
Tesla responded with price cuts on the new 3 and Y models, further reducing used prices. Our original story has been read 63,654 times.
Page views: 83. 782
Our most read story for January had an impact on one of the most common attractions on UK roads: BMW police cars.
The German company halted all car sales to UK police and closed its sales centre in London.
A team of about 20 other people came to work in the specialty and overseas sales division, founded in Park Lane, Mayfair, only to learn of the branch closure.
A corporate spokesperson told Car Dealer that it would be about “prioritizing sales to companies” and moving away from sales to police and other authorities.
The news surprised police and civilians and was viewed 83,782 times.
*All data is correct as of 11:45 a. m. on January 31, 2023
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Jack joined the car dealership team in 2021 as a copywriter. He previously worked as a journalist at a national newspaper for the BNPS news agency. He has provided automotive news and reports for several national publications, and added The Sun, The Times and The Daily Mirror.
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