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The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced the public release of the STAR XML Version 6.2.4 schema repository. This release contains 36 newly refactored Business Object Documents in the areas of: Retail Delivery Report, Standard Codes, Vehicle Invoice, Vehicle Order, Vehicle Price List, Vehicle Shipment, Vehicle Specifications, and Dealer Support Case.

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), the leading automotive IT standards organization, announced the election of its 2024 Board of Directors and Officers. The board consists of three representatives elected from its membership of technology providers, three from its membership of dealers and dealer associations, and three from its membership of automotive manufacturers.

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced that it has added Brain+Trust to its growing association membership.

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), the leading automotive IT standards organization, announced today that it has added cloud service provider Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc.

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced that it recently added AI-enhanced Customer Engagement SaaS Platform provider, BLiNk AI Automotive, to its association membership.

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced today the publication of the industry’s first Service Scheduling process standards API.

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced today the launch of STAR6 for the Parts domain of retail auto dealerships. This launch is based on a year-long collaborative effort to consolidate best practices established by STAR’s members- OEM executives, retail automotive Dealer Principals, representatives from the National Automotive Dealers Association (NADA), and leading technology providers.

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced today the approval of uniform risk assessment standards for retail automotive. These standards assist automotive dealers and vendors alike in complying with cybersecurity requirements under the revised FTC Safeguards Rule.

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced that it has added dealership information technology service provider DealerNerd, to its association membership. DealerNerd’s full service IT boutique helps dealerships reduce vendor cost by enriching operations and employee technical abilities.

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced that it recently added transportation technology platform provider RunBuggy, to its association membership. RunBuggy is the first technology provider working within automotive shipping to join STAR’s membership.