Company Information

Friday, August 08, 2008

Our Mission
The mission of CarMD.com is to empower consumers by providing them with the tools and information they need to make educated decisions about their vehicle’s health and maintenance.

Our Vision and History
The vision began in 1997 with a conversation between automotive aftermarket industry veteran Ieon C. Chen and ASE Master Technician Keith Andreasen, both of Innova Electronics Corp., a leading developer of test equipment for the automotive aftermarket. They shared a dream to provide consumers with a way to diagnose their vehicle’s “Check Engine” light as easily as you might check your tire pressure and oil levels.

With this goal in mind, they began researching and developing a product that could diagnose a vehicle’s health gaining access to a vehicle’s computer and processing it in much the same way a mechanic with years of experience does.

In late 2001, the company launched INNOVA® 3100 OBD2 Code Reader, which would quickly become the best-selling automotive diagnostic tool of its kind and eventually be re-mastered into the CarMD tester. In 2003, the “CarMD” name was registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, and the first of several U.S. Patents on the tool and information were granted.

Meanwhile, with the proliferation of the Internet, the company’s vision expanded to include the creation of an online resource where consumers can quickly and easily learn about the vehicles they depend upon everyday.

By 2004, a team of ASE Certified technicians, master technicians, computer software engineers, consultants and associate repair shops were completing a database that would “consumerize” the information that previously only mechanics could understand.

Today, the CarMD handheld tester and database are re-shaping the way consumers diagnose their vehicles’ health and letting you take charge of the life of your car.