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Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 195, which permits municipalities and counties to impose additional restrictions on the hours of operation of non-essential retail businesses, food and beverage establishments, and recreation and entertainment businesses after 8:00 p.m. Since new and used car dealerships...

Judith Schumacher-Tilton, President of Schumacher Chevrolet Auto Group, assumed the chairwomanship of the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJ CAR), effective November 1, 2020. She succeeds Robert Sickel (Pine Belt Enterprises, Inc.) as the first Chairwoman in NJ CAR’s 102-year history. Ms....

Health benefits are among the biggest expenses for franchised automotive retailers. For the past several years, NJ CAR has worked with its partners (Corporate Synergies Group, Fotek Insurance Solutions, a division of HUB International, and WithumSmith+Brown) to put together a simple Health Benefits survey that provides dealers with an...

The National Automobile Dealers Association recently announced that its annual convention and expo, previously scheduled for January in New Orleans, will now be held virtually February 9-11, 2021. Without the usual cost of travel and hotel accommodations, as well as a reduced registration cost for dealers and managers, more...

1.      If the employee is at your dealership, immediately send the employee home. This is required under Execuive Order 122, which remains in effect. 2.      Talk to the employee. When an employee notifies you that he/she has tested positive for COVID-19 or has a suspected case, the dealership...

On October 28, 2020, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 192 (EO 192) which sets forth new requirements and procedures to maintain workplace health and safety during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Order 192 takes effect at 6:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 5, 2020. Unlike prior orders,...