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Is the year shown in reports reliable as year of manufacture?
For motor vehicles registered before 1 January 2007 "vehicle year" means the year of manufacture or the model year or the year of first registration. For vehicles registered on or after 1 January 2007 "vehicle year" means year of first registration.
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.
Registration of Older/Classic Vehicles
The Motor Vehicle Register was computerised in 1986 by NZ Post. Any vehicle with a live rego in 1988 will be on the current system (the MVR was copied to the current system in 1996). Between 1986 and 1988 Post deleted a small number of records but most 1986 live regos should also be available.
Fantastic service
"CARJAM, fantastic service! Thanks for following this up for me. Kind regards." — Liam Venter
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).
Most stolen cars named
Lock up your daughters - or at least their Silvia's. Read an article at New Zealand Herald on NZ's most stolen cars named
New report price structure and "money owing" is back by popular request
We have upgraded carjam.co.nz overnight. The main features of this release are:
No-nonsense service
"I was impressed by the no-nonsense service offered by carjam, at much less cost than the competitors. In fact after obtaining free information on a number of vehicles, I was happy to pay the $9 for the more detailed information on a couple of vehicles I was about to purchase." — Alex Shephard from Hamilton
Bloody good job with the website and service
"That you've done a bloody good job with the website and service! GOOD ON YA, Keep up the good work!" — Cheers, Alexander
Finding car roots
"Through your site I was able to track down a car that was purchased new in 1958 by my Grandfather, and left the family in 1991. I have contacted the current owner and successfully negotiated the purchase of the car. This is a great outcome which wouldn't have happened without your web site and service." — D.S from Tauranga