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Associated Press
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Associated Press
leagend T31 Sets New Standard for Affordable and Accurate OBD II Diagnostics
leagend, a global leader in automotive diagnostics, proudly introduces leagend T31 of its comprehensive OBD II Diagnostic Tools product line. 'Designed for professional technicians and DIY enthusiasts, leagend T31 offers a user-friendly interface and robust diagnostic capabilities, making vehicle maintenance more accessible and efficient.'— Arthur Kingsly SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG, CHINA, June 7, 2025 / / -- leagend, a global leader in automotive diagnostics, proudly introduces leagend T31 of its comprehensive OBD II Diagnostic Tools product line. Designed for both professional technicians and DIY enthusiasts, leagend T31 offers a user-friendly interface and robust diagnostic capabilities, making vehicle maintenance more accessible and efficient. Dual-System Diagnostics for Comprehensive Analysis leagend T31 stands out with its ability to perform dual-system inspections, covering both engine and transmission systems. This feature enables users to conduct thorough diagnostics, ensuring that both critical components are functioning optimally. The tool's intuitive LED indicators—green, yellow, and red—provide immediate visual feedback on engine status, facilitating quick assessments and decision-making. Real-Time Data and Extensive ECU Parameter Support Equipped with dynamic data flow display capabilities, leagend T31 supports real-time monitoring of up to 249 ECU operating parameters. This extensive coverage allows users to observe live data streams, aiding in the identification of irregularities and performance issues. Additionally, leagend T31 can display freeze-frame data and I/M status information, offering a snapshot of the vehicle's condition at the time a fault code was triggered. Efficient Trouble Code Management leagend T31 excels in reading and clearing engine trouble codes, providing definitions for Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) directly on its 128x64 monochrome screen. Users can effortlessly turn off the check engine indicator (MIL), clear codes, and reset the detector, streamlining the troubleshooting process. The device also retrieves essential vehicle information, including the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), Calibration Identification Numbers (CIDs), and Calibration Verification Numbers (CVNs), ensuring comprehensive diagnostics. Multilingual Support and Broad Compatibility Understanding the global nature of automotive diagnostics, leagend T31 offers multilingual support, including English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Finnish, Dutch, Russian, and Portuguese. This feature ensures that users worldwide can operate the device with ease. leagend T31 is compatible with all OBD II/EOBD-compliant cars, SUVs, and light trucks, supporting protocols such as CAN, VPW, PWM, ISO9141, and KWP2000. Durable Design for Varied Environments Built to withstand diverse working conditions, leagend T31 operates effectively within a voltage range of 9V to 16V and a temperature range of -20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F). Its compact design and durable construction make it a reliable tool for both workshop environments and on-the-go diagnostics. Part of leagend's Expansive OBD II Diagnostic Tools Lineup The leagend T31 is a significant addition to leagend's extensive OBD II Diagnostic Tools lineup, which includes advanced devices like leagend BA670 —a combined OBD II scanner and battery tester—and Bluetooth-enabled code readers such as leagend ELM327. This diverse product range reflects leagend's commitment to providing solutions that cater to various diagnostic needs, from basic code reading to comprehensive vehicle health analysis. leagend is a technology-oriented and product-oriented manufacturer, and has been leading the global market for over 20 years based on its robust abilities of innovation, R&D and manufacturing since its establishment in 2005. Its OBD II diagnostic tools have been playing irreplaceable positions and are highly praised in the global markets, which makes leagend a top manufacturer of OBD II diagnostic tools with its robust technology and innovation powers. Besides its OBD II diagnostic tools, leagend is also a well-known and well-trusted manufacturer for its battery testers which are taken as the highest precision battery testers in the industry, its battery monitors which are highly praised as the lowest power consumption battery monitors among the international markets and its intelligent 8-step battery chargers. For more information, visit leagend Official Website. Arthur Kingsly SHENZHEN LEAGEND OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD. +86 755 8282 1859 [email protected] Visit us on social media: LinkedIn Facebook X Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
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Business Standard
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Passenger vehicles sales up 4% in April, two-wheeler despatches fall
Passenger vehicle sales to dealers grew nearly 4 per cent in April, led by demand for utility vehicles (UV), data provided by an industry body showed on Thursday. Two-wheeler sales dropped 16.7 per cent to 1.45 million units, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Three-wheeler sales declined 0.7 per cent to 49,441 units after posting good numbers in 2024-25. The passenger vehicle (PV) segment posted its best April sales (348,847 units) as it grew by 3.9 per cent compared to the same month last year, said Rajesh Menon, director general of SIAM. Two-wheeler sales declined due to the high base effect of April 2024 and are expected to pick up over months. 'The auto industry smoothly transitioned to the new regulatory regime of On-Board Diagnostics II (OBD II) for two- and three-wheelers from April 2025 onwards, in addition to rolling out E-20 compliant gasoline vehicles across the country,' he said. Car sales dropped by 5.4 per cent in April and that of UVs grew 12.1 per cent. The break-up does not include Tata Motors' sales. JSW, Kia and Toyota Kirloskar Motors reported strong domestic PV sales, while Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), Maruti Suzuki India and Nissan registered did so in exports. PV exports increased by 20 per cent in April amid geopolitical tensions. Tarun Garg, chief operating officer of HMIL, said earlier in May that the domestic automobile market "continues to face headwinds on account of various macroeconomic factors" and his company is focusing on exports. Among two-wheelers, motorcycle sales to dealers suffered the most, declining by 22.7 per cent. Scooter sales declined by 5.7 per cent. Sales by Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp fell 13 per cent and 44 per cent, respectively, in April. Hero paused production at four facilities from April 17-19 to facilitate supply-chain alignment and make scheduled maintenance. 'Normalisation' is expected in May, it has said. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Association said last month that while two-wheeler dealers expect a boost from festive buying and demand during the wedding season, it was wary of rising OBD II costs, weak rural liquidity, and competition from electric vehicles. Two-wheeler exports increased by almost 15 per cent in April, according to SIAM.
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Business Standard
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Passenger vehicles sales up 4% in April, two-wheeler dispatches fall
Passenger vehicle sales to dealers grew nearly 4 per cent in April, led by demand for sport utility vehicles (SUV), data provided by an industry body showed on Thursday. Two-wheeler sales dropped 16.7 per cent to 1.45 million units, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Three-wheeler sales declined 0.7 per cent to 49,441 units after posting good numbers in 2024-25. The passenger vehicle (PV) segment posted its best April sales (348,847 units) as it grew by 3.9 per cent compared to the same month last year, said Rajesh Menon, director general of SIAM. Two-wheeler sales declined due to the high base effect of April 2024 and are expected to pick up over months. 'The auto industry smoothly transitioned to the new regulatory regime of On-Board Diagnostics II (OBD II) for two- and three-wheelers from April 2025 onwards, in addition to rolling out E-20 compliant gasoline vehicles across the country,' he said. Car sales dropped by 5.4 per cent in April and SUV utility vehicles grew 12.1 per cent. The break-up does not include Tata Motors' sales. JSW, Kia and Toyota Kirloskar Motors reported strong domestic PV sales, while Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), Maruti Suzuki India and Nissan registered did in exports. PV exports increased by 20 per cent in April amid geopolitical tensions. Tarun Garg, chief operating officer of HMIL, said earlier in May that the domestic automobile market "continues to face headwinds on account of various macroeconomic factors" and his company is focusing on exports. Among two-wheelers, motorcycle sales to dealers suffered the most, declining by 22.7 per cent. Scooter sales declined by 5.7 per cent. Sales by Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp fell 13 per cent and 44 per cent, respectively, in April. Hero paused production at four facilities from April 17-19 to facilitate supply-chain alignment and make scheduled maintenance. 'Normalisation' is expected in May, it has said. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Association said last month that while two-wheeler dealers expect a boost from festive buying and demand during the wedding season, it was wary of rising OBD II costs, weak rural liquidity, and competition from electric vehicles. Two-wheeler exports increased by almost 15 per cent in April, according to SIAM. Among three-wheelers, electric rickshaw sales fell by 36.5 per cent in April and passenger carrier grew by 2.2 per cent.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
I Tried Progressive Snapshot To Lower My Car Insurance Rates—and Then Switched to Geico
When Progressive messaged me with an offer to lower my car insurance by installing an OBD reader, or onboard diagnostics reader, in my car, I jumped at the chance. I'm a good driver, but I have two younger drivers on my policy so every penny saved is meaningful. Progressive is just one of many car insurance companies that allow drivers to track their driving, via an OBD tracker or a phone app, to potentially lower their car insurance rates. I tried it out and here's what I learned about saving money on car insurance, plus a few other consequential lessons. This story is 100% human researched and written based on actual first-person knowledge, extensive experience and expertise on the subject of cars and trucks. Progressive, like car insurance companies including State Farm, Geico, USAA and others, offer a tracking service that in theory allows you to reduce your insurance premiums by demonstrating you're a safe driver. I was an early adopter, so Progressive sent me a pod that plugs into a car's OBD reader. More commonly, though, car insurance companies allow you to download a phone app to track your driving. Once the tracker is activated, it collects basic performance data and tracks your GPS location. It sends that data to your insurer and a report is created. It takes several weeks to several month's worth of data for an insurer to determine how the report will affect your policy, for good or bad. Read: Who's Tracking You? How to Avoid Car Tracking and Maintain Privacy In Your Car I was offered Progressive Snapshot when I renewed my family's car insurance. We have four drivers—two under 25— and three cars. I opted to put Snapshot only in my car, and to use the plug-in device rather than the app since I frequently drive cars other than my own. By opting for Snapshot I immediately got a discount of $25. State Farm's Drive Safe and Save app offers a discount when you sign up and that discount is adjusted (or not) based on your driving performance. Read: Easy Car Diagnosis & Repair: RepairPal to the Rescue The device easily installed; I simply pulled the cover off the OBDII port and plugged it in. Once it was installed, and every time I started the car, it gave me a quick double beep to signal that it was working. It was a good reminder to know that I was being tracked on each trip. While it's possible for Snapshot to track where you go, when you go, your speed, lane changes, whether you roll through stop signs and more, including when you break the speed limit, it doesn't. Progressive only measures 4 things: Hard braking, fast starts, amount of time driven and time of day you drive. Other car insurance company trackers also measure speeding, fast cornering and distracted driving. Progressive does collect other data for its own internal assessment, and if you ask the company to provide more data for, say, defending yourself after a crash, they say they will try to accommodate. And, the site says they will not use data collected by Snapshot in assessing a claim if your car is damaged in an incident. Read: I Went To Driver's Ed And Learned … I Have A Lot To Learn About Driving! I decided to put Progressive Snapshot on my car because I drive very little and almost never in the middle of the night. I decided NOT to put it on the family car because I didn't want to stress other drivers with the monitoring or risk having our insurance go up thanks to other drivers behaviors. Snapshot is not great for cars that log a lot of miles, have a variety of drivers or younger drivers who might inadvertently increase your insurance rates as they learn. Progressive says that 2 in 10 drivers actually increase their insurance rate after using Snapshot. The Progressive Snapshot reader responds with a beep when any performance is detected that might penalize you. This is great for drivers who learn well from external input; if you recognize the message the beeps are sending and try not to trigger it, this could be a great tool to help improve your driving. Phone apps don't do this, however; they simply measure inputs, though you can see them on your phone app, a slower, less instantaneous way of learning but still valuable. Once installed, and knowing the device was tracking me, it only took me about 10 minutes to get my first warning. I rolled up to a stop sign and pushed down hard on the brake to come to a complete stop and got a quick 'beep beep' from the device. Oops. I tried softer braking that day and a few times the device beeped at me even if I approached a stop sign or intersection slowly. Though sometimes, when I was more considerate about my braking, not jamming on the brake in those last few feet, there was no beep. Puzzling. Over time I noticed the beeping lessening. I became sensitive to it and learned to adapt my driving so as not to be punished. Still, I worried that Progressive was going to raise my rates. I only drive locally, so I didn't put a lot of miles on my car during my time with Snapshot, and I don't typically drive between 11PM and 6AM, so those factors worked in my favor. Using the tracking monitor it took longer to get my results and calculate my discount—about 6 months. At the end of the data collection period Progressive sent a prepaid mailing box to return the device. Once I returned the tracker, Progressive calculated my savings or penalty but did not share details with me. I saved $30. In the end, the discount was much less than the $130 Progressive claimed people saved on average. But it made me curious: could I save money by shopping around? So, I did. I found that Geico would offer the same coverage for about 20% less than Progressive, so I signed up, then called Progressive to cancel my policy. Turns out, they didn't do their part and instead of cancelling my policy, my account was sent to collections. It took more than a year to clean up that mess, and it's easy to understand why Crash Network, an organization that rates car insurance companies for body shops and other service providers, ranks Progressive #75 out of 97 car insurance providers. The ranking, which measures 'How well does this company's claims handling policies, attitude and payment practices ensure quality repairs and customer service for motorists?' also ranks Allstate at #93, Liberty at #89, USAA at #85, State Farm at #81 and Geico at #80. Keep in mind, these rankings are on service and practices, not pricing. Surprisingly, none rank better than Progressive, which leads me to my next move: no more tracking devices for me. Shopping around—and yes, I'll be looking at those companies that rank higher on the Crash Network survey—is your best bet to save money on car insurance. More must-reads: Super Cruise, Blue Cruise and More: Hands-Free Driving Systems Mean More Safety, Less Stress On the Road EV Charging Hiccups Remedied by Home Charge Adapters
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Yahoo
Busted By Cops: Innocent Man Falls For Truck Cloning Scam
Read the full story on The Auto Wire A deal too good to be true, a man in Butler County, Ohio eagerly snatched up a Ram pickup only to later be busted by cops and told he was scammed. While the truck seemed to be legitimate, and the buyer checked it out to make sure, what the guy didn't know was it was stolen and the seller cloned it, pulling the wool over his first hint something was off should've been the fact someone on Facebook Marketplace was willing to part with their 2021 Ram 2500 Crew Cab Laramie with the 6 1/3 foot bed for just $28,500. It was a great deal, in fact a little too good to be true. But scammers depend on you getting excited and not checking things over. However, this man did, running the VIN online and even calling a dealership, which confirmed it had recently serviced the truck. So he met up with the seller, handed over the cash, and registered the vehicle with the DMV no problem. Everything seemed fine until he was going to a doctor's appointment and police descended, surrounding the truck and ordering him out, as reported by WLWT. Soon, he learned the awful truth it was stolen. We've seen cloned cars fool dealerships, which in turn sell them to unsuspecting customers. But there are ways to detect the fraud, although it takes more work. One quick way is to compare the VIN tag on the dash and driver's door jamb with the one on the engine block or vehicle frame. The last two are stamped into the metal and can't be swapped out. If you don't want to crawl on the ground or put the vehicle on a lift, plug an OBD II reader in and that will pull up the real VIN. The guy in this case lost his money and the truck. That could happen to you too if you fall for one of these scams, so be careful. Image via Andy Mak/Facebook Marketplace Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
