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NJ CAR has received questions from dealerships regarding when salespersons can accompany customers on test drives and what precautions the dealership should take when they accompany the customer in the vehicle.  At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State required that test drives only be conducted by the...

Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigated an incident in Camden, New Jersey where a worker’s hand was crushed by a vehicle lift.  The investigation found that the operator of an automobile dismantling company failed to have proper safeguards in place to protect employees from an accidental...

Cyber security threats, and the needed insurance, are more important than ever. Understanding what puts your dealership at risk and how to protect it will put you a step ahead. Having the proper insurance is imperative, should you have a breach. Cyber liability insurance premiums are DOUBLING and sometimes TRIPLING,...

Health benefits are among the biggest expenses for new car dealers. NJ CAR has worked with its partners (Corporate Synergies Group, HUB International, and WithumSmith+Brown) to conduct an annual health benefits survey to provide dealers with useful data to gauge how their benefits measure up against the rest of...

On March 4, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 292 lifting the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency effective March 7, 2022.  EO 292 also formally lifts the statewide school and daycare mask mandate. However, the State of Emergency declared in Executive Order 103 remains in place to ensure a...

The 2022 NADA Dealership Workforce Study is open until April 15, 2022. This survey, conducted by NADA, is separate and distinct from NJ CAR's Economic Impact Survey (which is currently ongoing) or the Coalition's annual Health Benefits Survey (which will be distributed later...