Our F&I and Showroom readers follow a mix of industry news and experts' guidance on how to do the job of F&I sales at the most successful levels. Here are pieces they clicked on the most this year:
Top 10 F&I and Showroom Stories of 2025
The most-clicked posts ran the gamut from used-car sales outlook and a dealer group’s challenge to direct sales, to product sales guidance and the death of the FTC's CARS Rule.
December 24, 2025
A news item on the scuttling of the Federal Trade Commission's car-shopping rule made the top 10 most-clicked stories on our website this year.
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Audi of America Gains New Exec
According to board member Marco Schubert, the German automaker 'is well positioned to enhance its competitiveness in both North America and China,' and part of that includes management shifts.
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Report Finds Year-End F&I Strength
Deal volume ebbed and flowed throughout 2025, but product performance remained steady, according to automotive technology and data intelligence solutions provider StoneEagle.
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Auto Loan Forecast Bucks Market Trend
Auto loan originations rose over 6% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2025, but TransUnion predicts a slight decline in auto loan growth this year, making it an outlier in the company's overall lending forecast.
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Auspicious in Alabama
Valuing employees, growing wisely, keeping up with tech, and contributing to stores’ communities cultivate success.
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Some Auto Brands Cheaper to Insure
A new top 10 list ranks the least expensive for average full insurance coverage on a clean driving record and high driver credit scores.
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EVs Bring Most Satisfaction to Date
Study finds that adopters are true believers and that their satisfaction with the vehicles is growing, including for public charger experience, despite pullback of federal incentives.
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Cyber Risks Span Systems
VicOne found that 33% of observed cyber risk now directly impacts driver-facing systems, such as infotainment, network and embedded software, and leading to greater customer impact.
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Beginning the Tax Year Right
Auto dealers can boost their business wealth by applying these tax-efficient F&I participation structures this year.
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Insurance Shopping on the Rise
A TransUnion study found that relationship-driven sales models proved to be important, as consumers who used an agent had a lower shopping intensity than those going it alone.
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Auto Credit More Plentiful
Growing access shows greater lender appetite for risk as consumers take on heavier debt burden in an inflated market.
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