ACES Vehicle Information

ACES stands for “Aftermarket Catalog Exchange Standard”. ACES has replaced AAIA as the industry standard for automotive vehicle data for catalog applications data in North America.

ACES vehicle information:

• Enables suppliers to publish automotive data with standardized vehicle attributes, parts classifications, and qualifier statements.
• Uses a universal format (XML) when exchanging catalog information electronically.

Some suppliers and repair databases require ACES vehicle information. They will request ACES information if there is no VIN in the vehicle record (or if the VIN cannot be decoded).

There are two ways to add ACES vehicle information:

• On the Vehicle tab of the Edit Vehicle window.
• On the ACES Vehicle Selector window that pops up when ACES information is required and cannot be found in the vehicle record.

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