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Auto Sales Officially Deemed Essential!

jwittler

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Mar 20, 2020
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This afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added automotive sales to the list of “Essential Businesses” permitted to safely operate during the pandemic.

For everyone in the Refresh Community who signed the #AllowSafeAutoSales petition - thank you! There are so many dealers out there proving that car sales can be done remotely, digitally, and in accordance with the necessary social distancing guidelines to ensure health and safety for all. We are overjoyed that the federal government acknowledged this after more than 5000 dealers came together with CARS to push this message loudly and clearly to them.

The federal level is a huge win, and we will be keeping an eye on continued decisions passed at the state and local levels. Be sure to check out with growwithcars.com/covid-19/ for additional resources and growwithcars.com/cares to learn more about the solutions we've activated on Cars.com to help dealers with contactless selling.
 

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The Department of Homeland Security officially designated automotive sales as an essential business during the pandemic, allowing dealerships to continue operating safely with remote and digital sales practices. The designation came after over 5,000 dealers, coordinated through CARS.com, signed a petition advocating for this recognition. The thread celebrates this federal-level victory as validation that car sales can be conducted in compliance with health and safety guidelines.

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