Coronavirus Updates

Over the past two months, Governor Murphy has issued various Executive and Administrative Orders imposing limitations on retail businesses in New Jersey in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of those Orders imposed restrictions on the operations of new car and truck dealerships. NJ CAR’s consistent advocacy resulted in...

NJ CAR’s months-long effort to persuade Governor Murphy to permit new car and truck dealership showrooms to reopen “by appointment only” came to a successful conclusion earlier today. Late in the day, the Governor signed and released Administrative Order 2020-13, which allows in-person sales...

NJ CAR’s months-long effort to persuade Governor Murphy that dealership showrooms should be permitted to open “by appointment only” came to a successful conclusion today. The Governor announced at his daily press conference that effective 6 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, new car and truck dealers will be...

Gov. Phil Murphy today praised the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by the House late Friday, and made another plea for Congress to assist cash-strapped states and local governments. New Jersey, alone, could be facing as much as a $10 billion budget shortfall through the end of the...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Treasury Department, on Friday, issued a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application, along with detailed instructions and worksheets. Dealership PPP borrowers will use the application to apply to their lender for forgiveness of costs properly incurred and payments properly made in...

Governor Phil Murphy today unveiled a multi-stage approach to execute a responsible and strategic economic restart, but failed to give any specific dates about when auto dealership showrooms would be permitted to reopen for by appointment only sales. The Governor’s detailed multi-stage blueprint, calls for a bit-by-bit reopening of businesses...