
The Noisy Year That Tested the Car Deal
A StoneEagle 2025 industry report reads like a stress test. In a noisy year, F&I became the foundation that kept the house standing when the front end thinned.

A StoneEagle 2025 industry report reads like a stress test. In a noisy year, F&I became the foundation that kept the house standing when the front end thinned.

New-vehicle sales fell year-over-year for the fifth month in a row in February, making retail deliveries the slowest they’ve been since 2023, according to a CarGurus report.

Cox Automotive’s index shows the subprime segment, long loan terms, negative-equity borrowers and down payment amounts all grew in February despite ever-higher vehicle prices.