Identifix announced on Wednesday the enhancements it has made to Direct-Hit, the company’s online automotive service tool.

These changes include improvements to the tool’s information database as well as visual improvements, including fully interactive color wiring diagrams.

Aiming at being a one-stop tool for vehicle repair professionals, the Direct-Hit tool is now integrated with vintage service and repair data from Chilton, dated back to 1960, allowing access to service manual information and technical service bulletins from Direct-Hit’s diagnostic Hotline Archives or its Vehicle Home Page.

According to the company, with Chilton’s coverage of domestic and import models, the tool provides information on 98 percent of all vehicles on the road in the United States today.

Direct-Hit is also linked to the International Automotive Technicians Network (iATN), granting access to the latter’s TechHelp community, where technicians post questions on vehicle issues and exchange suggestions and solutions.

The tool also now features fully interactive color wiring diagrams, which cover the majority of vehicles manufactured from 1985 to 2015, assisting with the repair of vehicle systems that utilize more and more complex technologies every year.

“These new enhancements are much more than simply adding data to our existing online tool,” said Jeanette Dorazio, Identifix’s vice president of product management. “They’re part of our greater mission to provide automotive repair professionals with the tools they need to keep up with the complexity of the vehicles they service, without compromising the efficiency and accuracy that their customers demand.

“This isn’t the first time we’ve expanded our offerings beyond our signature real-world diagnostics, and we’re going to continue evolving our products with the singular objective of delivering high value and return-on-investment to our customers.”

More information about Identifix and its Direct-Hit tool can be found on the company’s website.