Pub. 17 2018-2019 Issue 4

N E W J E R S E Y C O A L I T I O N O F A U T O M O T I V E R E T A I L E R S I S S U E N O . 1 , 2 0 1 9 4 new jersey auto retailer PUBLISHED BY THE NEWSLINK GROUP, LLC 855.747.4003 CONTENTS MEMBERS OF THE NJ CAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2018-2019 NJ CAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES BY REGION Leonard R. Datello.......................................................................................................Chairman Rob Sickel............................................................................................................ Vice Chairman Judith A. Schumacher-Tilton........................................................................................Secretary Michael G. DiFeo..........................................................................................................Treasurer Vacant................................................................ Regional Vice President (Northern Region I) Eric Nielsen.......................................................Regional Vice President (Northern Region II) James Curley, III......................................................Regional Vice President (Central Region) Ronald E. Baus, Jr................................................Regional Vice President (Southern Region) Robert J. Larson ............................................................................................ Budget Chairman Michael McGuire...........................................................NJ CAR Insurance Co. Ltd. Chairman Scott R. Senior........................................................................NJ CAR Services, Inc. President Frank M. Pezzolla..........................................................................Truck Committee Chairman Raymond M. Burke, III..................................................................................CAR-PAC President Richard A. DeSilva, Sr................................................................ NADA Director for New Jersey James B. Appleton........................................................................................................President NORTHERN REGION I (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Sussex) Carmine DeMaio Michael P. DeSilva Norman Dorf (Alt.) Guy Johnson (Alt.) Paul Korzinski Jr. Brian Lam Renee P. McGuire Engle Oostdyk (Alt.) James Russomano Richard Selman Todd Van Duren NORTHERN REGION II (Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Union, arren) Timothy Allocca Scott Barna (Alt.) David Ferraez David Galembo Chris Gilbert Mark Montenero Michael Salerno Andy Shapiro Thomas Stark (Alt.) William L. Strauss, III CENTRAL REGION (Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean) Robert Ciasulli Sam F. DiFeo (Alt.) Elizabeth Giglio George Liang Melissa Longo Richard Malouf, Jr. James Reydel Shari Sandidge Steven Schmelz (Alt.) Anton Semprivivo (Alt.) Jordan Wright SOUTHERN REGION (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem) Allan C. Eastlack, Sr. Scott T. Harvey William Kassner Judith Krupnick John R. Lilliston Marcy Maguire (Alt.) Jim McCormick Robert D. McCormick (Alt.) Paul Muller, Jr. Tina C. Wright 6 Chairman’s Message LENNY DATELLO 7 President’s Message JAMES B. APPLETON 8 NADA Director’s Message RICHARD A. DESILVA, SR. 10 2019’s Top 25 Legal Trends For Automotive Dealers ERIC L. CHASE, ESQ. 14 The New Jersey New Vehicle Market Is Headed For A Slight Downturn JEFF FOLTZ 16 Factory Demands, Direct Sales, Brokers & Lead Generators… ROBERT C. MAY 22 Dissatisfied with CSI: How to Protect Your Dealers hip fromManufactu rer Abuses MICHAEL P. MCMAHAN, ESQ. 24 The Important, and Evolving, Role of Ancillary Employee Benefits BRUCE MAZZARELLI 28 NJ CAR Recognizes Dealerships That Have Contributed To CAR-PAC 30 Thank You To Those Who Contributed to NADA PAC ©2019 New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. he The New Jersey Auto Retailer is published four times each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR) and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and dealer education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your circumstances. 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