Group 1 - Haier Group's subsidiary, Katai Chi Holdings, has completed a strategic acquisition of a 43.0% stake in Autohome from Ping An's Yunchen Capital for approximately $1.8 billion, making it the controlling shareholder of Autohome [1][3] - Following the acquisition, Autohome's board of directors was restructured, with Liu Zhi from Haier Group appointed as the new chairman and CEO, while Yang Song transitioned to a senior vice president role [3] - Autohome, founded by Li Xiang in 2005, is one of China's three major automotive vertical portals, and was previously acquired by Ping An in 2016 for $1.6 billion [3] Group 2 - Autohome's latest financial report indicates a total net revenue of RMB 1.758 billion for Q2 2025, a decrease from RMB 1.873 billion in the same period of 2024, with net profit dropping to RMB 415.7 million from RMB 524.8 million year-on-year [3] - As of August 28, Autohome's stock price fell by 1.67%, with a market capitalization of HKD 28.526 billion (approximately RMB 26.1 billion) [4]

Group 1 - The company has no current plans to acquire platforms such as Dongchedi and Autohome [2] - If the company has any acquisition plans in the future, it will comply with the relevant disclosure obligations as per the Shenzhen Stock Exchange regulations [2]