News
September 12, 2024
Leading Automotive Technical Standards Association, STAR, Releases STAR XML BOD Updates for Retail Delivery, Vehicle Sales, Pricing and Service
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.
March 20, 2024
Leading Automotive Technical Standards Association, STAR, Announces 2024 Officers, and Board of Directors
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.
February 29, 2024
Brain+Trust Joins Leading Automotive Technical Standards Association, STAR
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.
January 29, 2024
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) Joins Leading Automotive Technical Standards Association, STAR
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.
October 18, 2023
BLiNK AI Automotive Joins Leading Automotive Technical Standards Association, STAR
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.
June 7, 2023
STAR Releases Premier Service Scheduling Process Standards API
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.
April 25, 2023
STAR Releases Industry-First Sales Process Standards API Alongside Updated STAR6 XML
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.
March 29, 2023
STAR Approves Uniform Risk Assessment Standards
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.
January 26, 2023
DealerNerd Joins Leading Automotive Standards Association, STAR
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.
January 17, 2023
Runbuggy Joins Leading Automotive Standards Association, STAR
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.
November 8, 2022
Orbee Joins Leading Automotive Standards Association, STAR
The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced today the addition of Orbee to its association membership.
September 8, 2022
STELLA Automotive AI Joins Leading Automotive Standards Association, STAR
The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced today the addition of STELLA Automotive AI to its association membership.
July 26, 2022
ComplyAuto Joins Leading Automotive Standards Association, STAR
The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced today the addition of ComplyAuto to its association membership.
July 18, 2022
Reynolds and Reynolds to Help Set Data Standards for Automotive Retail
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced today that it has joined the Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR). Reynolds customers enjoy the benefits of the industry’s only Retail Management System, and joining STAR is another step toward bringing the automotive ecosystem together to increase efficiency and drive long-term success.
June 23, 2022
STAR Standard Welcomes Accelerate2Compliance To Leading Automotive Standards Association
The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), automotive’s leading IT standards organization, announced today the addition of Accelerate2ComplianceTM (A2C) to its association. This addition to STAR’s membership base is in direct response to the upcoming compliance deadlines facing automotive dealerships nationwide.
March 7, 2022
STAR Launches the Next Generation of STAR XML BOD Repository
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.
December 4, 2020
2020 Annual STAR XML Release
Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), the global information technology (IT) standards body for retail automotive and related industries, has released the new major version of its 2020 Business Object Documents repository.
June 28, 2019
2019 Annual STAR XML Release
Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), the global information technology (IT) standards body for retail automotive and related industries, has released the new major version of its 2019 Business Object Documents repository.
March 13, 2019
2019 DIG Release
The STAR DIG Workgroup is pleased to announce the availability of the new 2019 STAR Dealer Infrastructure Guidelines.