📰 News

Motorists of New Zealand are under threat

From Jan 2011 onwards the NZTA is about to charge for every access to the Motor Vehicle Register for basic information.

Stolen Vehicle Check

CarJam has been delivery stolen vehicle information for free for years. When a vehicle is reported stolen to police CarJam is updated from the police system to show the vehicle has been reported stolen by the use of the Motor Vehicle Register.

Free Stolen Vehicle Check, CINs and more

CarJam are delighted to announce immediate visibility of the "stolen flag" in our free reports. Previously only available for purchase this free information represents a breakthrough in crime prevention. If you are purchasing a vehicle or worried about dodgy vehicles in your neighbourhood then what could be more useful than quickly and freely determining if a vehicle is stolen as reported to the police. Only from CarJam! 

Consumer Information Notice

The Consumer Information Standards (Used Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2008 requires a properly completed Consumer Information Notice (CIN) to be attached to all used motor vehicles offered or displayed for sale.

In praise of Coys

and CarJam. Read on.

Accounts for Business Users launched

CarJam is pleased to announce our new Accounts program. This program is ideally suited to business users who do not want the hassle of paying by credit card for each individual report. A top-up system allows you to pre-pay for multiple reports (minimum top-up $100) and from then on simply purchase with no hassles until the time you need to top up again.

Facebook Page Moving

Hey CarJammers time to migrate if you are a fan of ours on Facebook. We need to switch "faces" from carfax.co.nz (our old Facebook page) to a new one for CarJam - please spread the word about the new page here (eventually we'll have to take down the old page carfax.co.nz).

Valuations go live with the Dealers' Guide

CARJAM (New Zealand's number 1 source of vehicle reports) and the TSI group of companies (New Zealand's number 1 provider of Dealer Management Software) are proud to bring to the public, for the very first time, access to the same information used by vehicle dealers nationwide to understand and assess the value of the vehicles they trade.

Dealers' Guide

Dealers Guide provides statistical data on actual car sales in New Zealand since 1959.

CarJam helps to spot a car that's been in a crash

The Sunday Star Times ran the story "Car dealer conceals crash histories" on August 23rd 2009.  It includes the following advice to buyers in side panel of  the print version to check CarJam to look for any evidence in reports of vehicles being written off:

Referral Site Rankings

This page lists sites which refer traffic to CARJAM in order of volume. Its updated once per month!

Affiliate Program launched

CarJam's is pleased to announce CarJam Affiliate Program. The program offers a unique opportunity to get involved with CarJam and capture additional revenue from your site by directing visitors to CarJam.co.nz.

Repco and CarJam Systems Integrate

Repco New Zealand and CarJam are pleased to announce the commencement of a relationship that sees the integration of CarJam's vehicle data service into Repco's ordering systems.

Becoming a CarJammer

Happy New Year! 2009 Maybe the Year of the Ox to many of us but for the New Zealand car buying, car selling or just plain car loving public (that's you guys) its going to be the Year of the CarJammer.

Turners Valuation data in free reports

 

CarJam API

We are pleased to announce the availability of the CarJam API Developer Connection program.

Downtime

We apologise for the downtime experienced between 8pm of November 21st and 9:45am of November 22nd.

CarJam enters Hitwise Automotive Top 10

Earlier in the year we reported our 11th place in the Hitwise Automotive Top 10 when we hadn't even really launched properly. Well after just over a 4 months of "proper" activity  ...  drum roll  ...  we have entered Hitwise Automotive Top 10 in 8th place alongside some of the really big names you'll probably all know well.  We are absolutely stoked - thanks for all your interest everyone and thanks Hitwise !!

We are jammin' in Computerworld

Well we might not have made it to the big news just yet but NZ's foremost IT publication, Computerworld covered CarJam with a nice story "Motorheads flock to CarJam site as start-up takes off — Vehicle information site has two million page views in first six months" (shame about the ugly blokes in the picture).