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Top Stolen Vehicles
AA reckons Honda Torneo is the most stolen car according to Radio NZ's article.
Check out the stateside vehicle history of your USA Import
What happened to your Prime US Iron whilst it was stateside…?
Are EVs Greener?
If you think EVs are always greener you are not always right. Read Where Electric Vehicles Actually Cause More Pollution Than Gas Cars
Car registration fees set to drop
ACC reviewed their levy structure for light passenger vehicles. Check where your vehicle fits?
How does CarJam provide free Basic reports?
The short version:
Industry fights back against car theft
From the Hawkes Bay Today's Article: "During the last financial year, 512 vehicles were stolen across the region - a big drop on the previous year - with only 21.1 per cent of cases resolved by police. Auto Supplies Napier owner Paul Brown said the company used the CarJam website to check the ownership status of any car which came to them. "
Batch Reports
Sometimes, you need to get information on large number of vehicles. You can now do so using CarJam's Batch Report function.
Vehicle Manuals for Japanese Imports.
These handbooks has been translated from the original Japanese handbook into English and are very professional publications with full illustrations.
Win $1,000 with CarGym!
New Year Quiz time courtesy of Dog & Lemon Guide - a great information source about all things automotive!
Photo Uploads Feature
Carjam has added a feature we have been discussing for a long time which we think is going to really make a lot of people happy!
Campbell Live: First-time car owner shocked by repo visit
Check out this story of one young guy's bad luck buying a car without getting a "registered debt/money owing" report from Carjam (Campbell Live Tuesday 12th July): "Buying your first car can be a mixed experience. Getting the money together, not buying a lemon, finding the car that feels right for you. We talked to a young man who thought he had got it right, a good price for the car he wanted. And then the repo man turned up."
Road Fever - recognize these "celebrity" Kiwi vehicles?
Do you recognize these cars just from the clue? Maybe from the CARJAM report on the plate?
Important Carjam Update
Carjam's goal has always been simple - to provide the public with free vehicle data.
1st January 2011 Changes to CarJam
Government imposed fees have forced us to make the following changes to CarJam.
Lives could be lost due to government charges
Thousands of consumers are likely to end up buying illegal or unsafe vehicles due to a government proposal to charge for basic vehicle information, according to the motoring website carjam.co.nz.
CIN now includes Fuel Economy Label
Consumer Information Notice now includes a Fuel Economy Label. And it's free with every CIN which is free with every full CarJam Report.
NZ Herald: Net helps buyers avoid rip-offs
The internet has become a must use tool for people wanting to avoid being ripped off when buying cars privately. Read full "NZ Herald: Net helps buyers avoid rip-offs" article. Note there is some misleading information in the article, CarJam also sells full reports with more information than any competitor for a lower price.
FairGo: The secret life of cars
What secrets is the bloke selling your car not telling you? CarJam got a plug too!
TVNZ Breakfast: Tips for buying a used car
Breakfast team gets the lowdown on buying a used car from our consumer commentator Troy Churton.
Trade Me Car Thieves growing net savvy
Article in the NZ Herald at the weekend mentioning CarJam got a few things wrong though.
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).
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:
Carjam is the new black
OK maybe we are not really that fashion conscious but you may have noticed carfax.co.nz has changed its name to Carjam.
We made to NZSearch site of the day
We would like to thank NZSearch and NZCity for making us site of the day on 30th of August 2008.
Historic and current fuel costs
With the recent rises in fuel prices people are asking "How much do I spend on petrol now compared to a year ago?" Now you can find out. Here is an example for a Honda Legend 2006. Under the odometer history section we show the estimated daily, weekly, monthly and yearly fuel bill based on the latest mileage of the car.Don't forget to come back every week to update yourself on the latest figures as these prices just keep going up and up. The fuel prices are updated every week to give you the most realistic picture.Unfortunately we are only able to provide this information for vehicles built after 2000.
500,000+ pages and 11th favourite auto website in New Zealand in just one month
We are so excited. In May, carfax.co.nz made it into the top 100 auto websites used by Kiwis according to hitwise report for the month of May, 2008. And we made it in quite a fashion shooting up to #11. Thank you guys for having such a support and spreading the word around.
Wow - this wasn't meant to be happening just yet!
Someone, somewhere out there, learned about carfax and before we knew what was happening the server was overloaded and the site was down. We went from a few friends and family testing for us to serving up one page view every second at peak times. Our little server was unable to cope and needed to be restarted every ten to fifteen minutes. Fortunately for me Anton was on system admin duty and had the job of keeping the server up and running all Monday night.
Startup the engines
This is it. We are going live!
Beta launched
Search for a New Zealand registered vehicle by plate or VIN. Do not hold back - a lot of data is waiting for you. Make it your first step before purchasing or selling a car. Go to the most honest vehicle tool.