As a follow up to the recent DMV Quarterly meeting, DMV reached out to GNYADA to discuss our proposal to double the number of days dealers have to submit a vehicle’s registration application. Presently, dealers are required to submit applications for registration, when a temporary certificate of registration (TCR) has been issued, to the DMV within five days of issuance.
Read MoreThe state’s COVID guidelines have directed dealers to contact state health officials in addition to their local health department when the dealer learns of a COVID-19 case in the workplace. But dealers have reported to GNYADA, that the State Health Department has instructed dealers that they only need to contact their local health agency.
Read MoreNew Yorkers exposed to COVID may be able to spend a little less time locked down going forward.
Read MoreThis year we all had to learn about rules for quarantine and know what to do when an employee is exposed to COVID-19 or test positive for COVID-19. There was financial relief with a whole new set of vocabulary words too. Keeping up with new words and acronyms has been a challenge in 2020. Below, GNYADA has compiled some of the common terms used this year to help you keep up.
Read MoreCongress passes a $2.3 trillion spending bill that provides $900 billion in coronavirus relief and $1.4 trillion to fund the government through Sept. 30.
Read MoreIn late January, that’s when state’s essential workers are slated to receive the jab.
There is little information regarding the widespread distribution of the vaccine to the general public at this point though Gov. Andrew Cuomo has revealed the first details of an essential worker vaccination program at his press conference earlier this week. Hospital workers have already started getting vaccinated.
During a Press Conference on December 9th, Governor Cuomo announced that the State’s COVID-19 positivity rate is 5.44%, a slight decrease from 5.74% a day earlier. The Governor then went into more detail about the State’s vaccination distribution plan.
Read MoreDemocrats in the New York State Legislature now have the numbers to override gubernatorial veto power on a party-line vote. Two years after the Democrats gained control of the State Senate, the November election results now give them the numbers for a supermajority.
Read MoreOne of the common questions we receive at the Association is what to do when an Employee tests positive for COVID-19. GNYADA has put together step-by-step instructions to provide guidance to dealers when one or more employees tests positive, becomes symptomatic, and/or are exposed to COVID-19.
Read MoreGNYADA has joined forces with Cox Automotive to offer dealers quick and effective Vehicle Sanitization and Disinfection Solutions.
Read MoreA recent NYS Executive Order that tightened restrictions on businesses in so-called COVID-19 “Red Zones” has been challenged by a NYC dealership in Federal Court in Brooklyn.
Read MoreIn March, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order temporarily suspending annual safety/emission inspection requirements in order to encourage New Yorkers to stay home during the height of the pandemic.
That Executive Order is set to expire on November 3, 2020 which will reinstate the annual inspection requirement.
According to a story that appeared in the Daily Gazette, a dealer in Albany was investigated by the County Department of Health concerning a spike in COVID-19 cases traced back to the dealership.
Read MoreCOVID numbers in parts of New York have again spiked over the last few weeks, which prompted Governor Andrew Cuomo to take new action this week to try and bring the new spread under control. Some of these actions affect some dealers in NYC and Rockland and Orange Counties.
Read MoreDMV Commissioner Mark Schroeder has informed GNYADA that there have been additional changes to the agency’s top level of management.
Read MoreEarlier this year DMV implemented new rules that require dealers to use eMV-50s for all transfers in VERIFI – including both in-state and out-of-state transactions. That change makes it easy for DMV to know when a dealer uses a paper MV-50 to process a transfer. Violations of these new rules can cost dealers $1,000 for each misuse of paper MV-50s.
Read MoreOn Friday evening, August 28th, 2020, the IRS and Department of the Treasury released Notice 2020-65 providing brief guidance as it relates to the August 8th, 2020 executive order allowing for a potential employee payroll tax deferral.
Read MoreAs part of your dealership Safety Plan you are required to display specific signs throughout your facility to remind employees and customers about certain safety protocols you have in place. GNYADA has prepared individual and a multi-sign poster for you to download and use at your dealership.
Read MoreNew York is one of only two states yet to allow Ford dealers to offer protection on purchases and leases in the event a customer loses their job. The Ford program, called “Ford Promise”, is similar to one Hyundai and other OEMs have offered to alleviate consumers’ fears of losing their job, especially during difficult economic times such as 2008 and 2009.
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