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Cyber security threats, and the needed insurance, are more important than ever. Understanding what puts your dealership at risk and how to protect it will put you a step ahead. Having the proper insurance is imperative, should you have a breach. Cyber liability insurance premiums are DOUBLING and sometimes TRIPLING,...

Health benefits are among the biggest expenses for new car dealers. NJ CAR has worked with its partners (Corporate Synergies Group, HUB International, and WithumSmith+Brown) to conduct an annual health benefits survey to provide dealers with useful data to gauge how their benefits measure up against the rest of...

On March 4, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 292 lifting the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency effective March 7, 2022.  EO 292 also formally lifts the statewide school and daycare mask mandate. However, the State of Emergency declared in Executive Order 103 remains in place to ensure a...

The 2022 NADA Dealership Workforce Study is open until April 15, 2022. This survey, conducted by NADA, is separate and distinct from NJ CAR's Economic Impact Survey (which is currently ongoing) or the Coalition's annual Health Benefits Survey (which will be distributed later...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently announced a $4 million grant program for publicly accessible electric vehicle fast charging stations. Grants of up to $200,000 will be offered through the It Pay$ To Plug In program. Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, March 14, 2022 and...

NJ CAR distributes an informative Economic Impact document to all State Legislators and New Jersey media contacts to focus attention on the immense contributions made by the retail automotive industry to the State’s economy (employment, payroll, taxes collected, vehicle sales, charitable contributions, etc...). The Coalition is producing a new...