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Car Manufacturers Cut Out Independent Dealers With Encryption Posted by Pile (13616 views) [E-Mail link] [Industry] Here's another story you won't find hitting many of the airwaves. The major car manufacturers have implemented a new standard with respect to the diagnostic data new cars generate. What this means is that more and more small, independent, less-expensive car repair places cannot work on peoples' cars because they can't decode the diagnostic messages. There's a battle now to change this so anyone can repair their own cars, and not just the elite dealers who can understand the codes. Sign the petition. Find out more   Posted by pete on 2009-08-28 00:33:12 this is news? anyone who likes to work on their own car has known this for quite some time. 1 Article displayed.

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