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More than 200 franchised New Jersey new car and truck dealerships have participated in a variety of New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite fundraising campaigns since 2014 in support of The Valerie Fund. The industry's generosity, with more than $2,250,000 raised since...

On August 13, 2021, OSHA updated its COVID-19 guidance for employers—Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace—to incorporate guidance from the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) July 27, 2021, revised mask recommendations for vaccinated individuals. Importantly, OSHA’s guidance now recommends: ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule became effective in New Jersey on May 30, 2017. The rule requires SQG facilities to re-notify the USEPA, or their state environmental agency of their hazardous waste generator status every four years. All Dealerships that qualify as a...

The Charge Up New Jersey electric vehicle (EV) incentive program offers consumers up to $5,000 in cash-on-the-hood incentives toward the purchase or lease of a new, eligible EV and has been open and accepting applications for reimbursement since Tuesday, July 6, 2021, the start of Year 2 of the...

NJ CAR, and other business advocacy groups, are deeply concerned about Governor Murphy’s recently announced decision to increase the cost of unemployment benefits (by nearly 20%) on already overburdened New Jersey’s businesses, including franchised new car and truck dealerships. Not only is this bad policy, but it signifies a...

With the upsurge of the new Delta Covid-19 variant, Governor Murphy has strongly recommended individuals, whether vaccinated OR unvaccinated, wear masks indoors when there is an increased risk of the spread of Covid-19. While not a mandate, the Governor’s announcement follows the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) latest recommendations....