New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 12 - TRADE, COMMERCE AND BANKING
Chapter 2 - CONSUMER PROTECTION
Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADVERTISING AND SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Section 12.2.4.8 - VEHICLE CATEGORIES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. It is an unfair or deceptive trade practice for a dealer to describe a vehicle as new when it is either used or a demonstrator or to describe a vehicle as a demonstrator when it is used.
B. It is an unfair or deceptive trade practice for dealers to use any phrase containing the word "new" to describe a vehicle which is not new.
C. It is an unfair or deceptive trade practice for a dealer to use any description which would lead a reasonable person to believe that
D. It is an unfair or deceptive trade practice for a dealer to represent expressly or by implication in an advertisement for a used vehicle or a demonstrator that the dealer obtained the vehicle from the manufacturer unless the advertisement clearly and conspicuously discloses the fact that the vehicle is used or a demonstrator. Examples of implied representations that a dealer obtained a vehicle from the manufacturer include but are not limited to the following: