Bitauto Holdings Limited to Hold 2012 Annual General Meeting on November 6, 2012

BEIJING--Sept. 21, 2012: Bitauto Holdings Limited ("Bitauto" or the "Company") , a leading provider of Internet content and marketing services for China's fast-growing automotive industry, today announced that it will hold its 2012 annual general meeting of shareholders at 30/F, China World Office 2, No. 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue, Beijing 100004, People's Republic of China on November 6, 2012 at 1:00 PM local time.

No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the annual general meeting.  Instead, the annual general meeting will serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of the Company's American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") to discuss Company affairs with management. 

The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on October 8, 2012 as the record date (the "Record Date") for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of the annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.  Holders of record of the Company's common ordinary shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the annual general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person.  Beneficial owners of the Company's ADSs are welcome to attend the annual general meeting in person.

Bitauto has filed its annual report on Form 20-F (the "Annual Report"), which includes the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Bitauto's Annual Report can be accessed on the investor relations section of its website at IR Bitauto.

Holders of the Company's ordinary shares or ADSs may obtain a hard copy of the Annual Report free of charge by emailing ir@bitauto.com or by writing to:

Bitauto Holdings Limited
10th Floor, New Century Hotel Office Tower
No. 6 South Capital Stadium Road
Beijing 100044, People's Republic of China
Attention: IR Department