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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001615774-19-007541
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190430
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190510
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190510

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ren Thomas Jintao
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001776248

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38261
		FILM NUMBER:		19816669

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O KAIXIN AUTO HOLDINGS, 5/F NORTH WING
		STREET 2:		18 JIUXIANQUIAO NORTH ROAD
		CITY:			CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100016

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Kaixin Auto Holdings
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001713539
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5F, NORTH WING
		STREET 2:		18 JIUXIANQIAO MIDDLE ROAD
		CITY:			CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100016
		BUSINESS PHONE:		85237962750

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5F, NORTH WING
		STREET 2:		18 JIUXIANQIAO MIDDLE ROAD
		CITY:			CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100016

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CM Seven Star Acquisition Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20170731
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        <issuerName>Kaixin Auto Holdings</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>KXIN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Ren Thomas Jintao</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O KAIXIN AUTO HOLDINGS, 5/F NORTH WING</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerState>F4</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>100016</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CHINA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <remarks>Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Cynthia Yan Liu, as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-05-10</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 24</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Power of Attorney</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Know all by these presents that the undersigned
does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Thomas Jintao Ren and Cynthia Yan Liu, or any one of them, as a true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, with full powers of substitution and revocation, for and in the name, place and
stead of the undersigned (in the undersigned&rsquo;s individual capacity), to execute and deliver such forms that the undersigned may
be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned&rsquo;s ownership of or transactions
in securities of Kaixin Auto Holdings (i) pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including
without limitation, statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 (including any amendments thereto). The Power of Attorney shall remain
in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned&rsquo;s
ownership of or transactions in securities of Kaixin Auto Holdings, unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges
that Thomas Jintao Ren and Cynthia Yan Liu are not assuming any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 27%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Thomas Jintao Ren</TD>
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    <TD>Thomas Jintao Ren</TD>
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