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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-177620
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200624
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200624
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200624

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Autohome Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001527636
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36222
		FILM NUMBER:		20985498

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10th Floor Tower B CEC Plaza
		STREET 2:		3 Dan Ling Street, Haidian District
		CITY:			Beijin
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8610 5985 7001

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10th Floor Tower B CEC Plaza
		STREET 2:		3 Dan Ling Street, Haidian District
		CITY:			Beijin
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			00000

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Sequel Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110809
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> OR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of June 2020 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-36222</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Autohome Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>18th Floor
Tower B, CEC Plaza </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3 Dan Ling Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Haidian District, Beijing 100080 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The People&#146;s Republic of China </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Autohome Inc. Announces Board Changes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BEIJING, June&nbsp;24, 2020 &#150; Autohome Inc.&nbsp;(&#147;Autohome&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) (NYSE: ATHM), the leading online destination for
automobile consumers in&nbsp;China, today announced that Dr.&nbsp;Jing Xiao has been appointed as a director on the board of directors of the Company (the &#147;Board&#148;) and a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the
Board. Ms.&nbsp;Han Qiu has resigned from the Board, effective as of June&nbsp;24, 2020. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dr.&nbsp;Jing Xiao is the Group Chief Scientist of Ping An
Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (&#147;Ping An&#148;), leading Ping An&#146;s research and development work in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">AI-related</FONT> technologies and their applications in the areas of finance, healthcare,
and smart-city. Before joining Ping An, Dr.&nbsp;Xiao worked as Principal Applied Scientist Lead in Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Manager of Algorithm Group in Epson Research and Development, Inc. He has a long career in research and
development in artificial intelligence and related fields, which began in 1995, covering a broad range of application areas such as healthcare, autonomous driving, three-dimensional (3D) printing and display, biometrics, web search, and finance.
Dr.&nbsp;Xiao received his Ph.D. degree from the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, and has published over 90 academic papers and owns over 100 U.S. patents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Min Lu, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Autohome, stated, &#147;On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Ms.&nbsp;Han Qiu
for her services to Autohome. We wish her the best in her future endeavors. At the same time, we warmly welcome Dr.&nbsp;Jing Xiao to the Board and are confident that he will be a valuable asset to the Board and the Company.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Autohome Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM) is the
leading online destination for automobile consumers in China. Its mission is to enhance the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">car-buying</FONT> and ownership experience for auto consumers in China. Autohome provides original generated content,
professionally generated content, user-generated content, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">AI-generated</FONT> content, a comprehensive automobile library, and extensive automobile listing information to automobile consumers, covering the entire car
purchase and ownership cycle. The ability to reach a large and engaged user base of automobile consumers has made Autohome a preferred platform for automakers and dealers to conduct their advertising campaigns. Further, the Company&#146;s dealer
subscription and advertising services allow dealers to market their inventory and services through Autohome&#146;s platform, extending the reach of their physical showrooms to potentially millions of internet users in China and generating sales
leads for them. The Company offers sales leads, data analysis, and marketing services to assist automakers and dealers with improving their efficiency and facilitating transactions. Autohome operates its &#147;Autohome Mall,&#148; a full-service
online transaction platform, to facilitate transactions for automakers and dealers. Further, through its websites and mobile applications, it also provides other value-added services, including auto financing, auto insurance, used car transactions,
and aftermarket services. For further information, please visit www.autohome.com.cn. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Safe Harbor Statement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release contains statements that may constitute &#147;forward-looking&#148; statements pursuant to the &#147;safe harbor&#148; provisions of the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as &#147;will&#148;, &#147;expects&#148;, &#147;anticipates&#148;, &#147;future&#148;, &#147;intends&#148;,
&#147;plans&#148;, &#147;believes&#148;, &#147;estimates&#148; and similar statements. Among other things, Autohome&#146;s business outlook, Autohome&#146;s strategic and operational plans and quotations from management in this announcement contain
forward-looking statements. Autohome may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other
written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Autohome&#146;s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following:
Autohome&#146;s goals and strategies; Autohome&#146;s future business development, results of operations and financial condition; the expected growth of the online automobile advertising market in China; Autohome&#146;s ability to attract and retain
users and advertisers and further enhance its brand recognition; Autohome&#146;s expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products and services; competition in the online automobile advertising industry; fluctuations in general
economic and business conditions in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Autohome&#146;s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press
release is as of the date of this press release, and Autohome does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>For further information, please contact: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In China: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Autohome Inc. </B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor Relations </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Anita Chen </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">+86-10-5985-7483</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>ir@autohome.com.cn</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Piacente Group, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Xi Zhang </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">+86-10-6508-0677</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">E-mail:</FONT> <U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">autohome@tpg-ir.com</FONT></U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the United States: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Piacente Group, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brandi Piacente </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">+1-212-481-2050</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">E-mail:</FONT> <U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">autohome@tpg-ir.com</FONT></U> </P>
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