Autohome Inc. announced that Mr. Quan Long has stepped down from his position as the chief executive officer of the Company (the Chief Executive Officer) due to his other personal commitments, effective immediately. Mr. Long will remain in his position as the chairman of the board of directors of the Company. The Company announced that Mr. Tao Wu has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Mr. Tao Wu has over 28 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance and automobile services industries. Mr. Wu currently serves as a director of Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China Ltd. (Ping An P&C). Before joining Autohome, he served as an executive director and a vice general manager of Ping An P&C. Mr. Wu joined Ping An P&C in September 2001, and held a series of leadership roles there, including operating director, general manager of the Guangdong Branch, general manager of the Auto, Accident & Health Insurance Claims Department, vice general manager of the Fujian Branch and vice general manager of the Xiamen Branch.

Mr. Wu also served as a vice president of Autohome from July 2016 to November 2020. Mr. Wu received his bachelor's degree in automotive engineering from Tsinghua University in July 1995.