November 13, 2020

NJ CAR appreciates the support of the 237 dealers
who contributed to CAR-PAC, the Coalition’s political action committee, between January 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020. CAR PAC needs the contributions of ALL dealers to ensure it has the necessary financial resources to support candidates (on both sides of the aisle) who support the franchised retail automotive industry in New Jersey and ensure the dealers’ voice is heard in Trenton on a wide variety of important public policy issues.

Hopefully, all dealerships have made the appropriate investment in training and reviewing their staff’s behavior to ensure all personal and non-public information is protected as required by Federal Privacy and Safeguard Rules. Written policies and procedures should consistently go hand in hand with employee actions. However, the gaps between what is expected and what actually happens in showrooms still vary greatly from dealership to dealership. Let’s consider some facts.

The NJ CAR Workers’ Compensation Program is focused on serving the risk management and insurance needs of New Jersey’s new car dealerships that are members of NJ CAR.

NJ CAR’s Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Program started strong in 2020. Going into February, the program had already enrolled 80 apprentices since launching in September 2019. Four individual training sessions had commenced and were well under way when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Dealerships are required by law to maintain a qualified Compliance Management System. Meeting the legal requirement is essential. But equally important is protecting your dealership from potential lawsuits, damage to your reputation, or triggering continuous audits. One mistake is all it takes to harm your dealership.