N.M. Code R. § 12.2.4.8
Vehicle categories
Effective Sep 9, 2026State of New Mexico
- 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”.
[12.2.4.8 NMAC – Rp, 12.2.4.8 NMAC, 9/9/2026]