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The new State budget passed last Thursday by the New Jersey Legislature, and signed into law on June 30 by Governor McGreevey, contains a provision which increases the initial registration period for most new passenger vehicle sales and leases to four years.This means that new car buyers/lessees will...

The Legislature worked late into the night on Thursday, June 24, approving almost 400 individual actions and pieces of legislation.Among them was a bill which was fast-tracked through the legislative process, imposing a "fee" (a tax by any other name) on the sale of new tires.This fee will...

Don't forget that New Jersey's law regarding cell phone use while driving goes into affect as of July 1, 2004.As of that date, drivers can no longer talk on a hand-held wireless telephone while driving in New Jersey.Hands-free wireless telephones are allowed under the new law. Reporting...

Nearly 100 participants traveled to The Marriott Courtyard in Cranbury, NJ to learn how to better utilize the Internet as a tool for educating consumers, generating leads and even selling vehicles before someone has set foot in a showroom. The full-day seminar, entitled "Unlock Your Internet Profit Center,"...

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of night will keep GM's fuel cell minivan from its appointed rounds.At least that's what the car manufacturer is hoping as it announced its first commercial application of fuel cell technology—a GM minivan that is being leased to the U.S. Postal Service...

NJ CAR has recently been made aware of yet another internet service-related scam, detailed below. A Simi Valley, California-based company called Depot System has sent $149.95 invoices to several dealers for a "Web Site" and encourages them to "pay upon receipt for continued service."The invoice is addressed...