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I don't believe the equal protection clause would be applicable. All residents of New Jersey are subject to the same standards, and the state would be able to a

I don't believe the equal protection clause would be applicable. All residents of New Jersey are subject to the same standards, and the state would be able to articulate a rational basis for the restriction (ensuring consumer access to repair and warranty service, for example). Same with the due process clause, the state merely needs a rational basis, or a "legitimate governmental interest", which is reasonably trivial for consumer protection legislation.

Retric 12y ago
State commerce seems like a much more reasonable limitation on states rights as dealerships are in effect a tax on imports from another state. Presumably, consumer protection rules like forcing any place that sells cars to also repair them, but states can't for example prohibit someone buying a car in another state.