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

Universal Citation: 12 NM Admin Code 12.2.4.8

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

(1) a vehicle is new if the vehicle is not new or

(2) that a vehicle is a demonstrator if the vehicle is used.

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:

(1) "program car";

(2) "factory program car";

(3) "factory auction car";

(4) "special purchase car";

(5) "special factory purchase".

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