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There are threats to our industry coming from ALL directions. Public policy decisions in Trenton, OEM requirements and the day-to-day challenges of operating a business in New Jersey are just a few of the hurdles we face. We need to organize the 36,000+ men and women who work in New Jersey’s 500+...

More than 200 franchised New Jersey new car and truck dealerships have participated in a variety of New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite fundraising campaigns since 2014 in support of The Valerie Fund. The industry's generosity, with more than $2,250,000 raised since...

On August 13, 2021, OSHA updated its COVID-19 guidance for employers—Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace—to incorporate guidance from the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) July 27, 2021, revised mask recommendations for vaccinated individuals. Importantly, OSHA’s guidance now recommends: ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule became effective in New Jersey on May 30, 2017. The rule requires SQG facilities to re-notify the USEPA, or their state environmental agency of their hazardous waste generator status every four years. All Dealerships that qualify as a...

The Charge Up New Jersey electric vehicle (EV) incentive program offers consumers up to $5,000 in cash-on-the-hood incentives toward the purchase or lease of a new, eligible EV and has been open and accepting applications for reimbursement since Tuesday, July 6, 2021, the start of Year 2 of the...

NJ CAR, and other business advocacy groups, are deeply concerned about Governor Murphy’s recently announced decision to increase the cost of unemployment benefits (by nearly 20%) on already overburdened New Jersey’s businesses, including franchised new car and truck dealerships. Not only is this bad policy, but it signifies a...