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SRINAGAR: Dealers handling new vehicles without a valid Trade Certificate will face enforcement action, including penalties and prosecution, under motor vehicle laws. The Jammu and Kashmir Transport Department has directed all automobile dealers dealing in first-hand and new motor vehicles to obtain a valid Trade Certificate within 10 days, warning that those continuing to operate []

SRINAGAR: Automobile retail in Jammu and Kashmir surged 42.84 per cent year-on-year in August 2026, with 21,788 vehicles sold compared to 15,253 units in August 2025, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) J&K. The growth was broad-based across all major automobile categories, with passenger vehicles, three-wheelers and construction equipment recording particularly strong []