Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-08-28 05:34Group 1 - Haier Group's subsidiary, Katai Chi Holdings, has completed the strategic acquisition of a 43.0% stake in Autohome from Ping An's Yunchen Capital for approximately $1.8 billion, becoming the controlling shareholder of Autohome [2][4] - Ping An Property & Casualty will retain a 5.1% stake in Autohome through Yunchen Capital and maintain one board seat [2] - Following the acquisition, Autohome announced a management restructuring, with CEO Wu Tao resigning and Yang Song appointed as the new CEO [2] Group 2 - Yang Song, the new CEO of Autohome, assured employees that there would be no layoffs or changes to job stability and compensation as a result of the acquisition, and that business operations would continue normally [2] - The strategic focus post-acquisition will shift from being an automotive vertical media platform to an automotive ecosystem platform in collaboration with Haier and Ping An [2] - Autohome reported a net revenue of RMB 1.758 billion for Q2 2025, a decrease from RMB 1.873 billion in the same period of 2024, with a net profit of RMB 415.7 million compared to RMB 524.8 million in 2024 [3]