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An amendment to New Jersey’s Sales & Use Tax Act went into effect on February 1, 2016, reducing the sales tax rate on all boats and water vessels (including jet skis and wave runners) to 3.5%, with a cap of $20,000. This represents a 50% exemption from the...

AFIP Certification Class & Exam - February 19 & 23, 2016F&I Departments are often the source of devastating lawsuits, hefty fines and under reputation-ruining media scrutiny. NJ CAR’s AFIP Certification Program provides the tools and education necessary to keep your dealership compliant...

According to Steven Szakaly, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), U.S. sales of new cars and light trucks will set an all-time record in 2016. NADA predicts sales of 17.7 million new light vehicles, which would represent a 2% increase from 2015, and a seventh...

Presidential Candidate Positions On The Affordable Care Act

NJ CAR has produced an annual Economic Impact document every year since 2004 and distributed the informative brochure to all State Legislators and New Jersey media contacts. NJ CAR is producing a new report for 2016 and we need data from as many dealerships as possible. Attached to...

Complete A Six-Question Survey And Give Us Feedback To Help Us ImproveChange is hard. Especially when dealing with a critical business lifeline, such as your dealership’s phone and Internet service. As the saying goes, “If it isn’t broke, why fix it.” NJ CAR understands dealers’ concerns about...