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Year 3 of the Charge Up New Jersey Electric Vehicle (EV) Incentive Program went live on Monday, July 256, 2022. The 2022 version of the incentive has a $1,000 reduction in the maximum incentive available for eligible EVs with an MSRP under $45,000 (from $5,000 to $4,000). The maximum...

On April 8th, 2022, OSHA launched a national emphasis program (NEP) to prevent indoor and outdoor heat-related hazards. The NEP will remain in effect for three years. The program targets specific industries for inspection when the heat index reaches 80° F. The program does not currently list auto dealers...

NJ CAR is calling upon dealers to step up and support the Coalition’s Political Action Committee, CAR-PAC, so it can support the candidates that continue to support our industry. If you haven’t already honored your 3nd Quarter CAR-PAC solicitation, the Coalition hopes you will do so as soon as possible....

New Jersey’s 500 neighborhood new car and truck dealerships represent a $40.8 billion per year industry and directly employs or supports more than 70,000 good-paying, local jobs that can’t be outsourced. The New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJ CAR) today released a report that highlights the significant impact...

On January 18, 2022, Governor Murphy signed the Motor Vehicle Transaction Modernization Act (“the Act”) into law. The NJ CAR-sponsored law permanently allows online sales of motor vehicles by licensed dealers, allows the use of electronic signatures on Powers of Attorney (POA), requires the NJMVC to develop the use...

NADA recently added an updated Dealer Guide to Preventing and Detecting Fraud to its suite of dealer educational products. Citing statistics indicating that a company will lose 5% of its revenues due to fraud and that the perpetrators are often the company’s own employees, the Driven guide’s authors, Dan...