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Top 10 Auto Dealer Today Stories of 2025

Our readers spent the most time on our site keeping abreast of vehicle quality rankings and recalls while researching best practices and legal requirements.

December 24, 2025
Top 10 Auto Dealer Today Stories of 2025

The late Jim Ziegler, who died this spring, wrote one of 2025's most-read Auto Dealer Today articles.

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Debbie Ziegler

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The most-read items on Auto Dealer Today's website this year showed a broad range of interests among our audience, many of whom zeroed in on how to do the business of selling cars at the highest level. An article in that category by the late Jim Ziegler, who died this March, ranked fifth in readership. Here are the full top 10:

  1. Ford Recalls Affect Several Models

  2. Most Reliable Cars Ranked

  3. Winners of 2025 Dealers' Choice Awards Announced

  4. 2025 Best Vehicle Buys Named

  5. 20 Things a GM Must Do Every Week

  6. Toyota Dominates Resale Value Ranking

  7. Lawsuit Alleges Deceptive Practices at Group's Stores

  8. Voting for 2025 Dealers' Choice Awards Now Open (deleted after voting ended)

  9. Michigan Dealership Has New Owner

  10. Best Practice for Optimizing Service Absorption and Dealership Profitability

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