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The Marine for Life Program, which helps connect Marines leaving active duty with individuals and organizations that can provide information and assistance regarding employment, housing, and other civilian-life matters, recently launched an online job board. The Marine for Life program invites auto retailers to add their support to...

The new "motor vehicle tire fee" (tax) goes into effect on August 1, less than three weeks from now.This fee, in the flat amount of $1.50 per tire, applies to retail sales of motor vehicle tires.It not only applies to sales of replacement tires, but also to the...

NJ CAR has extended the 2005 TIME Magazine Quality Dealer Award nominating process until Friday, July 23, 2004.The TMQDA honors a New Jersey dealership principal as the 2005 TIME Magazine Quality Dealer Award winner.The winning dealer represents New Jersey in the national competition, which takes place at the...

This summer, nearly 40 students from more than 10 schools around the State are working as Automotive Youth Educational System (AYES) interns.There are still 16 qualified students from AYES looking for the opportunity to prove themselves and demonstrate their skills as productive members of a dealership repair team....

The new State budget passed last Thursday by the New Jersey Legislature, and signed into law on June 30 by Governor McGreevey, contains a provision which increases the initial registration period for most new passenger vehicle sales and leases to four years.This means that new car buyers/lessees will...

The Legislature worked late into the night on Thursday, June 24, approving almost 400 individual actions and pieces of legislation.Among them was a bill which was fast-tracked through the legislative process, imposing a "fee" (a tax by any other name) on the sale of new tires.This fee will...