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Ronald Baus, Jr., owner of Spirit Chrysler Dodge Jeep in Swedesboro, recently assumed the chairmanship of the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJ CAR). He succeeds the organization’s 2024 Chairman, Eric Nielsen (Dover Dodge Chrysler Jeep).  Mr. Baus is a second-generation dealer. His father, Ron Baus, Sr., founded the Spirit dealership...

For your information and use in business and personal planning and scheduling, listed below are the legal holidays for 2025 as set by New Jersey and federal statutes: #* New Year's Day                                             Wednesday, January 1, 2025 #* Martin Luther King Jr. Day                          Monday, January 20, 2025 ...

NJ CAR President Laura Perrotta, as well as Coalition members Frank Pezzolla (Frank's Truck Center), Douglas Hoover (Hoover Truck & Bus Centers), Romolo Gabrielli (Gabrielli Kenworth of New Jersey), Joseph Cambria (Cambria Truck Center), Spencer Campbell (Campbell Supply Company), and Jack...

On December 10, the IRS announced that it temporarily suspended the three-day deadline for submission of 2024 Time-of-Sale reports in the ECO portal. Dealers can now submit time-of-sale reports in the portal for any calendar year 2024 transactions of new or previously owned clean vehicles. The temporary suspension enables dealers...

DC Veteran Laura Perrotta, Takes The Wheel Representing New Jersey’s Dealers November 21, 2024- Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJ CAR) proudly announces the arrival of the organization’s new President, Laura Perrotta. Laura is the...

Despite strong opposition from the business community (including New Jersey's franchised dealerships), Governor Murphy signed a bill (S2310/ A4151) into law yesterday that requires employers’ to disclose the hourly wage or salary (or a range of the hourly wage or salary), as well as a general description of the benefits and...