Used-Car ‘Free-For-All’ – Dealers Lament Rogue Players Profiteering While Beating Policy Rules

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Used-Car ‘Free-For-All’ – Dealers Lament Rogue Players Profiteering While Beating Policy Rules

June 16, 2020 USED-CAR DEALERS who play by the rules are now being left behind, as a flood of new operators are employing deviant strategies to sell imported second-hand vehicles, reducing the industry...

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CORONA CONCERNS Auto industry weathering the storm

March 10, 2020 AS the global automotive industry continues to be pummelled by the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19), Jamaican players are bracing for its debilitating effects. “There’s no contingency...

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green (centre), listens as President of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association (JUCDA), Lynvalle Hamilton, makes a point before the start of the entity's Annual General Meeting on Thursday (February 27) at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Also sharing in the conversation (at left) is Managing Director of Carland Investment Ltd, Tariq Malik. (Photo: JIS)

Industry State Minister Says Used Car Dealers Must Be Certified

March 10, 2020 Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is imploring persons who are desirous of getting into the used car business, to get...

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MINISTER GREEN LAUDS THE SUCCESS OF THE PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION PROCESS

March 10, 2020 State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green has lauded the Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) process for used vehicles entering the country...

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green (centre), listens as President of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association (JUCDA), Lynvalle Hamilton, makes a point before the start of the entity's Annual General Meeting on Thursday (February 27) at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Also sharing in the conversation (at left) is Managing Director of Carland Investment Ltd, Tariq Malik. (Photo: JIS)

83,000 Used Vehicles Inspected Under Pre-shipment Regime

March 1, 2020 KINGSTON, Jamaica— A total of 83,000 imported used cars have been examined under the Government’s Pre-Shipment Inspection regime since its implementation in February 2018. Minister...

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JAMAICA CUSTOMS BOLSTERS ITS STAKEHOLDER AWARENESS THRUST – MEETS WITH USED CAR DEALERS

February 14, 2020 The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), in keeping with its thrust to enhance its service delivery and meet the needs of its various stakeholders, hosted a Stakeholders’ Awareness Forum ...

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Rogue Car Dealers? – Used-Vehicle Group Wants Authorities To Clamp Down On Unlicensed Operators

February 14, 2020 An estimated 35,000 cars were imported into Jamaica last year, but president of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association (JUCDA), Lynvalle Hamilton, ...

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Auto Pre-Inspections Pave Way For Age-Limit Concession

February 6, 2020 The adjusted age limit for imported pre-owned vehicles comes after years of lobbying by auto dealers, who say one of the immediate beneficiaries will be the agricultural sector....

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