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your wallet right now, you probably have several credit cards, all the same size, shape, thickness, material and with the strips in the same place. They all fit perfectly into the slots in your wallet, and they can all be used the same way. Using all of your credit cards is simple and seamless, and they help you make countless purchases with minimal effort. So what do you have to thank for this outstanding display of consistent efficiency? Standards. Now imagine if some cards were round or triangular, made from different materials, and they have the strip in different spots. Now expand that to actual purchases, like the last book that you bought. Whether you bought it at the airport, the bookstore or online, hard cover, paperback or for an e-reader, it was the same book with the same content and same ISBN number (and you probably used a standard credit card, too). Thank you again, standards. to use an established, consistent language to communicate the attributes, brands and qualifiers of products as they relate to vehicles and more. By standardizing the way automotive products and assets are described, the association's Technology Standards Suite helps aftermarket businesses communicate with each other seamlessly, using the same terminology, saving time and money. Widely adopted across the industry, the association's standards databases are made, maintained and evolved by industry participants for industry participants. The standards suite was introduced more than 15 years ago, and today boasts more than 500 subscribers with 1500+ individual users that access the system's content daily to boost their sales processes. "The association's standards make up the most comprehensive library of information and data about vehicles, parts and applications in the auto care industry," said Tim Folks, Advance Auto Parts, chair, Auto Care Association Technology Standards "The association's standards make up the most comprehensive library of information and data about vehicles, parts and applications in the auto care industry." Standards bodies for all industries are committed to making life safer, easier and more efficient. The credit card industry has the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. The publishing industry has the Library of Congress. And the auto care industry has the Auto Care Association Technology Standards Suite. A SUITE DEAL The Technology Standards Suite is made up of a family of databases that enable the industry Committee. "This is the only system that drives the full content for the aftermarket." "In addition to providing clean part and application information, the standards provide the needed consistency to accurately merge multiple standardized data files to a single dashboard, which has vastly improved the ability to create Forecasting Tools, VIN Decoders, Fleet Survey Programs and many other data reporting needs," said James Naso, Continental ContiTech, vice chair, Technology Standards Committee. www.autocare.org  11 http://www.autocare.org

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