Autohome completes share transfer, announces leadership changes

Autohome Inc. (HKEX:2518) reported the completion of a share transfer on August 27, 2025, with CARTECH HOLDING COMPANY, a subsidiary of Haier Group Corporation, becoming the new controlling shareholder. CARTECH now holds 200,884,012 shares, representing approximately 43.0% of issued and outstanding shares. This transaction means Yun Chen, previously the controlling shareholder, now holds 23,916,500 shares, or about 5.1%.

Following the share transfer, there were significant changes to Autohome's leadership. Chi Liu was appointed as chairman of the board, director, and chief executive officer. Haishan Liang, Cuimei Zhang, Shenglei Zhou, and Xing Fang were also appointed as directors. Song Yang, Keke Ding, and Fan Lu resigned from their director positions, with Song Yang assuming the role of senior vice president.

Additionally, Yaqi Xiang resigned as the company secretary, and Jiesi Wang was appointed as her successor. The board also established a Compliance Management Committee, composed of Cuimei Zhang, Shenglei Zhou, and Tianruo Pu, with Cuimei Zhang serving as its chairperson.