ACES-AUTO-CARE-ELEMENT

US aftermarket fitment ACES standard.

Definition

ACES XML schema structure: Application (PartNumber + Year-Make-Model-Engine-Position attributes), Qualifier (additional constraints e.g. transmission type, drive type), Note. VCdb hosting ~150000 US/Canada vehicle configurations year 1962+, daily updates by Auto Care. PCdb (Parts Categorization) hierarchy ~40000 parts categories. PAdb (Product Attributes) ~50000 attribute definitions. Massive adoption: Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone, OReilly, NAPA, Bosch, Denso, ACDelco. European equivalent: TecDoc by TecAlliance.

Origin

ACES v1.0 published by AAIA 2003 ; v3.x 2010s ; v4.0 published 2018 ; v4.1 published 2022 ; daily VCdb updates 2024.

Example in context

Bosch Auto Parts emits ACES XML for its ~10000 brake pad SKUs ; each SKU linked to ~50-200 vehicle applications via VCdb year-make-model lookup ; sync to NAPA, AutoZone catalogs 2x/day.

Related terms

• PIES — complementary standard.