CarMD.com Corporation Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CarMD.com Corporation (www.CarMD.com) announced today that it has achieved ISO 9001:2008 Certification for its quality management system governing the marketing of consumer automotive diagnostic products and services. Achieving the ISO 9001:2008 level of certification requires CarMD to conform to a quality management system, demonstrate its ability to consistently deliver products that meet customer and regulatory requirements, and aims to achieve high customer satisfaction through continuous improvement.

"The CarMD management team has strong engineering and marketing backgrounds led by a management team with a collective half-century of experience in their respective fields," says Art Jacobsen, director of business development for CarMD. "We pride ourselves on the ability to apply this experience to continued product and customer service improvements. This ISO certification validates our solid business practices, and helps give us the structure we need to effectively grow with our customer base, which more than doubled last year."

CarMD's core product is its award-winning CarMD® Vehicle Health System™, which includes a handheld device and web-based information to help drivers diagnose their car's health, catch important safety issues, and estimate repair costs. CarMD also offers value-added vehicle safety and maintenance information for an annual membership fee or single-purchase transaction. And the company is testing several prototypes and pilot programs for other products and services, including self-serve retail kiosks and mobile alerts.

"We are pleased to have passed this rigorous audit process that earned CarMD the ISO 9001:2008 certification on our first attempt," said Andrew Copelin, CarMD's quality control supervisor. "We would like to thank the many employees, consultants and vendors involved in making this recognition a reality."

About ISO

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. It is the source of the ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 families of quality and environmental management standards and international standards for business, government and society. ISO is a network of national standards institutes from 163 countries working in partnership with international organizations, governments, industry, and business and consumer representatives.

About CarMD.com Corp.

The mission of Fountain Valley, Calif.-based CarMD.com Corp., is to empower consumers and the vehicle market by providing the tools and information needed to make better-educated decisions about their vehicles' health and maintenance. Distributed by CarMD.com Corp., the CarMD® Vehicle Health System™ and related products and services are available in the U.S. direct to consumers at www.CarMD.com. The product is supported Monday – Saturday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Pacific Time) by live Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certified technicians based in the U.S.A. For more information, visit www.CarMD.com.

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