Recently, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced they will develop “Intelligent-connected cars” jointly with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to offer online services to drivers.Together with the Chinese e-commerce giant, Honda aims to launch online payments for fuel, parking and other services in China through the jointly developed vehicles. Honda is hoping to attract more customers in China, the world’s biggest auto market. The “Intelligent-connected cars” jointly developed by Honda and Alibaba, will develop a service that lets drivers make reservations using AutoNavi maps (a Chinese web mapping, acquired by Alibaba Group in 2014)and make payments via Alibaba's online platform Alipay, which has over 500 million users and is a commonly used payment method in China. In the nearly future, drivers can finish the payment for gas station and parking lots through the vehicle terminal system,which will save a lot of time. More importantly, Hondawill also useAlibaba's huge online sales network to build a more comprehensive marketing channels, gradually raisingitsmarket power in China.
        近日，本田宣布与阿里巴巴合作，双方共同研发具备结算等功能的“互联汽车”。此次本田与阿里巴巴的合作本田与阿里巴巴共同开发的“互联汽车”，将借助通信接入网络等功能实现互联。同时，本田还将与阿里巴巴集团旗下的高德地图共同开发互联汽车服务，利用高德的地图信息开发出具备网上结算功能的汽车。此外，该结算功能将应用在本田计划在中国拓展的汽车共享业务上。未来坐在车上，驾驶者可通过汽车终端完成对停车场和加油站的支付，这将节约不少时间。更为重要的是，本田与阿里巴巴的合作并不局限于互联网技术层面，本田也将借助阿里巴巴庞大的线上销售网络，打造更全面、丰富的营销渠道，进而提升在中国市场的影响力和销量。

       In the United States, Paragon Honda and Paragon Acura, which are the #1 Certified Honda and Acura dealers in the world, announced last week that they have expanded the group’s e-commerce sales and service platform to another borough of New York.The platform allows consumers to schedule service, buy cars and set up test-drives online. Brian Benstock, vice president and general manager of the dealerships, said in a news release: “the platform gives Paragon Honda and Paragon Acura yet another touch point to reach consumers where and when they want to purchase a vehicle, set-up a test drive or schedule maintenance,” he said. “Given the great traction in Manhattan, we’re excited to start offering this seamless digital experience to consumers in our local Queens community.”
       在美国， 全球第一家认证的本田以及讴歌汽车的经销商ParagonHonda和ParagonAcura在上周宣布，他们已经将该集团的电子商务销售和服务平台扩展到了纽约的另一个行政区。该平台允许消费者在网上预定服务，购买汽车，并在网上进行测试。BrianBenstock, 该经销商的副总裁兼总经理在接受媒体采访时说：“该平台给ParagonHonda和Paragon提供了另一种接触到消费者当他们想购买一辆汽车、预约试驾或计划维修的时候的可能性。考虑到曼哈顿的巨大吸引力，我们很高兴能开始向经济总量位列纽约第二的皇后区的消费者提供这种无缝的数字化体验。”

        We are thrilled to announce Mr. Brian Benstock, Vice President and General Manager from Paragon Honda and Paragon Acura, has confirmed to attend our Digital Automotive Congress 2018, He will combine his experiences in dealership and share the topic related to digital marketing, retail with us. The Digital Automotive Congress 2018 is the most subversive and pragmatic congress related to digital revolution under the background of The Development Path of Big Data 2016-2020 and Industry 4.0. With the theme of “Insight the Automotive Industry Revolution: Breakthrough, Transformation, Process Reengineering”, this conference is designed to explore the potentials of new technologies in the digital transformation, and to share the best practices all around the world.
我们很荣幸邀请到Brian Benstock, Paragon Honda以及ParagonAcura的副总裁兼总经理作为演讲嘉宾参与本届2018汽车产业数字化峰会，Brian Benstock先生将结合他多年的行业经验，为我们带来数字化营销的分享以及对数字化汽车未来的展望。2018汽车产业数字化（6月5日-6日 | 中国上海）基于国家工信部印发的《2016-2030大数据发展路径》以及德国工业4.0的背景下，将聚集整车厂、材料零部件供应商、IT软件公司、管理系统开发商、人工智能/人机交互/机器交互、网络通信公司、物流公司、车联网服务商等来自各行各业的精英人士，以“洞察汽车数字化革命：破冰，转型，流程再造”为主题共同探讨最全面的创新案例分享，也帮您预见未来几年内中国数字化汽车发展变革的新趋势。

Digital Automotive Congress 2018 Speaker Announcement 2018汽车产业数字化产业峰会演讲嘉宾声明

       Brian Benstock is the General Manager and Vice President of Paragon Honda and Paragon Acura. Located just outside of New York City in Woodside, Queens, Paragon Honda and Paragon Acura are the #1 Certified Honda and Acura dealers in the world, delivering an average of 1,100 cars per month and 37 cars per day, every day. In 2016, Paragon Honda set an all-time, global sales record for Honda Certified Pre-Owned vehicles.

        Benstock began his career selling Hondas in May of 1982 at PS Honda in Manhasset, New York. Under the direction of his mentor Paul Singer, Benstock learned the nuances of the automotive industry and the practices of a successful car dealership. Benstock’s passion for the industry and his commitment to lifelong learning led him to hold many positions within the dealership including sales consultant, sales manager, assistant to the assistant manager, finance manager, general sales manager and, eventually, a partner within the organization.

Jun.5th
Plenary Forum

6月5日
全体大会

The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) is a standards-based organization designed to interoperate technologies. The CCC is the result of the evolution of the Terminal Mode initiative, which was originally initiated by Nokia. The CCC’s goal is to promote in-vehicle connectivity solutions that use portable devices, including the Terminal Mode standard, as well as future technologies such as Near Field Communication (NFC). The Car Connectivity Consortium’s vision is to create open and common solutions for smartphones and vehicle-centric information and communication systems so they can work better together to enable safe, seamless and positive user experiences.

The Connected Vehicle Trade Association (CVTA) is a non-profit business league established to facilitate the interaction, and advance the interests, of the entities involved in the vehicle communication environment. The Connected Vehicle Trade Association enables the collaboration of companies, organizations, and governmental bodies engaged in developing bidirectional vehicle communications. Membership is open to any corporation, public entities, standards and specification organizations and educational institutions.