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Judith Schumacher-Tilton, President of Schumacher Chevrolet Auto Group, was recognized for her chairwomanship of the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJ CAR) for the 2020-2021 Coalition year. Judy made history as the first Chairwoman in NJ CAR’s 102-year history. Ms. Schumacher-Tilton...

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a formal stay of OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Technical Standard (ETS), pending a full review by the Court.  The OSHA vaccine or test mandate has faced challenges in at least a half dozen Courts.  In issuing its formal stay, the Court directed...

On November 9th, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission announced an updated design for temporary vehicle registration tags (temp tags) beginning November 30, 2021. These are strictly format changes to font sizes, text location, and information that will be displayed on the temp tag when it is printed. From the dealership...

On November 8th, 2021, Governor Murphy conditionally vetoed Assembly Bill No. 5033 (A5033), a bill which was unanimously approved by the Legislature on June 21, 2021, and was a top priority bill for NJ CAR. A conditional veto is a gubernatorial response to legislation in which the Governor objects to...

Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck recently announced a 65-count indictment against nine defendants charged with conspiring to use stolen identities to obtain New Jersey digital driver’s licenses, which they used to fraudulently purchase and finance vehicles worth over $1.3 million at dealerships in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York,...

The New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite campaign has raised more than $2.5 million dollars to help the Valerie Fund children through annual campaigns since 2014. More than 200 neighborhood new car and truck dealerships throughout New Jersey have participated in various fundraising initiatives. Their generosity has made an extraordinary...