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BRILLIANCE CHINA AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED

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(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1114) PROFIT WARNING

This announcement is made by the Company pursuant to Rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules and Inside Information Provisions under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).
The Board wishes to inform Shareholders and potential investors that, based on information currently available to the management, the Group is expected to record an approximate
40% decrease in the unaudited profit attributable to equity holders of the Company for the six months ended 30th June, 2015 as compared with that for the same period in 2014.

Shareholders and potential investors are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the shares of the Company.


This announcement is made by Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") pursuant to Rule 13.09 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and Inside Information Provisions under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).
The board (the "Board") of directors of the Company (the "Directors") wishes to inform shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") and potential investors that, based on information currently available to the management, the Group is expected to record an approximate 40% decrease in the unaudited profit attributable to equity holders of the Company for the six months ended 30th June, 2015 as compared with that for the same period in 2014. The decrease in the unaudited profit attributable to equity holders of the Company was mainly due to a decrease in the share of results of BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. ("BMW Brilliance"), the Group's 50%-owned joint venture. The decrease in BMW Brilliance's profit was caused by the higher selling costs incurred during the first six months

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of 2015 as a result of the slowdown in the growth of the Chinese economy and the automotive industry, as well as project related costs in preparation for the launch of new models and new production facilities in the near future.
As the Company is still in the process of finalizing the interim results for the six months ended 30th June, 2015, the information contained in this announcement is only based on the preliminary assessment by the management of the Company with reference to the unaudited management accounts currently available which is subject to possible adjustments following further internal review. The interim results announcement of the Company for the six months ended 30th June, 2015 is expected to be published in August 2015.

Shareholders and potential investors are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the shares of the Company.

By order of the Board

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited Wu Xiao An (also known as Ng Siu On)

Chairman

Hong Kong, 13th July, 2015

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises four executive Directors, Mr. Wu Xiao An (also known as Mr. Ng Siu On) (Chairman), Mr. Qi Yumin (Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Wang Shiping and Mr. Tan Chengxu; one non-executive Director, Mr. Lei Xiaoyang; and three independent non-executive Directors, Mr. Xu Bingjin, Mr. Song Jian and Mr. Jiang Bo.

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