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NJ CAR has received several calls from dealers, concerned that a new rule regarding backup cameras on new cars and trucks impacts vehicles already in their inventory that do not contain backup cameras or video displays. The new rule applies only to vehicles MANUFACTURED as of May 1,...

It’s a typical weekday. You’re commuting to (or from) work, or possibly driving as part of your job during the day. You notice a car in front of you swerving slightly into the other lane then correcting. At times the driver speeds up and then suddenly slows down...

NJ CAR sponsored two students/technicians in the National Automotive Technical Competition held at the Jacob Javits Center by the Greater New York Auto Dealer Association on April 2-4, 2018. This year’s NJ CAR team, designated “Team Toyota”, was comprised of Drew Bentley and Matt Marko, both seniors at...

Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey will join California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont in signing the State Zero-Emission Vehicles Programs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Through the MOU, New Jersey will work with the other states to support the deployment of...

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) recently announced several new tools for dealerships AND consumers aimed at increasing recall completion rates.CarFax, the IHS Markit unit that provides vehicle history reports, in partnership with the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Global Automakers, has built an online...

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) recently conducted a Women In Automotive video competition, asking women from across the country and in all dealership departments, to post a short video about their career in automotive retailing to Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram.The goal of the competition was to shine...