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Moments ago, NJ CAR received notice from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) regarding implementation of the new EV registration fee that went into effect TODAY. Pursuant to the law, which was adopted on March 26, 2024, NJMVC must impose and collect an EV registration fee, in addition to the existing vehicle registration fee. For...

June 28, 2024 CDK Update: New Jersey and Federal Requirement Guidance CDK announced that it brought up two small test groups of dealers live on the core DMS (accounting parts, service, sales F&I, user management and document management) earlier this week. The company also stated that there...

NJ CAR hosted a webinar with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Understanding The Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits. Richard Furlong, Jr., Senior Stakeholder Liaison at the IRS, discussed the federal clean energy credits for purchases of qualified electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles by eligible buyers. He also discussed the dealer...

NJ CAR, in partnership with iNFORMATIV, hosted a webinar discussing how to control credit costs, prevent fraud, generate more leads, ensure every deal is FTC-compliant AND identify ways to flip compliance from an expense to a potential profit center. Today’s presenters were Doug Fusco, CEO and Founder of Dealer Safeguard...

There are many benefits to making your facility more energy efficient and there a wide variety of State, federal and utility incentives, ultra-low financing and tax benefits available to dealerships that invest in lighting, HVAC and other energy efficiency upgrades. Today’s presenters showed participating dealer principals and dealership staff how...

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission just announced they will no longer accept Connecticut Supplemental Assignment of Ownership (Q-1) forms for the purpose of title transfers in New Jersey. The Q-1 from Connecticut is ONLY for transactions in that State, and only for vehicles titled in Connecticut. Dealers acquiring a...