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Sunday 22 March 2020

Federal Government Announces Vehicle Service and Repair as Essential Business

Posted by at 9:01 AM

Auto Select has chosen to remain open during the crisis to help our clients. 

Federal Government Announces Vehicle Service and Repair as Essential Business

The Federal government has issued guidance to state and local governments to include the vehicle service and repair industry in the definition of the essential services for the purposes of emergency orders that require non-essential business to close.

Auto Repair has been selected as an essential service and Auto Select has chosen to remain open and continue to service the local community.  Limited hours, so please contact store for more details. 

Released on March 19th, 2020 the Department of Homeland Security memorandum entitled, "Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical infrastructure workers during COVID-19 response" includes a list of "essential Critical Infrastructure workers" to help Sate and local officials as they work to protect their communities, while ensuing continuity of functions critical to public health and safety, as well as economic and national security. 

Automotive repair and maintenance facilities and Employees who repair and maintain vehicles have been identified as "major importance" and essential businesses that should remain open during emergency shutdown orders in order to ensure the mobility of the public and most importantly emergency service personnel.