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NJ CAR has previously reminded dealers of the requirements for imposing a credit card surcharge. If dealers choose to impose a surcharge, the following rules must be adhered to before a surcharge can be passed on to the customer: You are required to display a sign at the point-of-sale alerting...

NJ CAR hosted a webinar with Ellena Sweet, VP of Safety, and Sherryl Nens, VP of Sales at ComplyAuto that provided valuable insight into the latest OSHA regulations impacting dealerships' daily operations, as well as common safety concerns for dealerships. The webinar addressed steps dealerships can take to improve their...

Certain license plate frames have been an ongoing issue with New Jersey law enforcement for many years.  Now, there is finally some much-needed clarification, with Governor Murphy recently signing into law a bill (A3494/S2381) that allows license plate frames to obscure certain parts of permanent or temporary license plates under...

NJ CAR hosted a webinar with Chris Donnelly, VP of Business Development at Donnelly Construction and Justin Avallone, VP of Utility Programs at Donnelly Energy.  The webinar covered how dealers can take advantage of a variety of incentives available from their local power utility including incentives for: Electric Vehicle...

The new federal EV tax credit rules issued by the US Department of the Treasury on April 7, 2023, take effect this week on April 18th.   These dates are important.   Since April 7th, Treasury put the EV world on notice that battery compliance will influence the amount of a...

NJ CAR was informed, over the weekend, by the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) that Year 3 of the Charge Up New Jersey EV Incentive Program is closing soon (possibly as early as tonight). According to the Charge Up New Jersey website, the $60 million allocated for Charge Up New Jersey...