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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. Autohome Inc. 汽車之家 * (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 2518) OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT This overseas regulatory announcement is issued by Autohome Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the Note to Rule 13.10B of The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The Company’s shareholders, Comgest Global Investors S.A.S., Comgest Asset Management International Ltd., Comgest S.A., Comgest Far East Ltd. and Comgest Singapore Pte. Ltd., filed an Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to report their beneficial ownership of securities in the Company. For details of this filing, please refer to the attached Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G. By order of the Board Autohome Inc. Mr. Quan Long Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hong Kong, February 23, 2022 As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Quan Long, Mr. Jun Lu, Dr. Jing Xiao and Mr. Zheng Liu as the directors, and Mr. Junling Liu, Mr. Tianruo Pu and Dr. Dazong Wang as the independent directors. * For identification purposes only

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the

contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability

whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

Autohome Inc.汽車之家*

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)(Stock Code: 2518)

OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

This overseas regulatory announcement is issued by Autohome Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the Note to Rule 13.10B of The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

The Company’s shareholders, Comgest Global Investors S.A.S., Comgest Asset Management International Ltd., Comgest S.A., Comgest Far East Ltd. and Comgest Singapore Pte. Ltd., filed an Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to report their beneficial ownership of securities in the Company. For details of this filing, please refer to the attached Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G.

By order of the BoardAutohome Inc.Mr. Quan Long

Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong, February 23, 2022

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Quan Long, Mr. Jun Lu, Dr. Jing Xiao and Mr. Zheng Liu as the directors, and Mr. Junling Liu, Mr. Tianruo Pu and Dr. Dazong Wang as the independent directors.

* For identification purposes only

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UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(Amendment No. 1)*

Autohome Inc.(Name of Issuer)

American depositary shares, each representing one Class A ordinary share, par value US$0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

05278C107(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2021(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d-1(b)o Rule 13d-1(c)o Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subjectclass of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a priorcover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to allother provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.

2CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(a) o(b) o

3SEC USE ONLY

4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATIONFrance

NUMBER OFSHARES

BENEFICIALLYOWNED BY

EACHREPORTING

PERSONWITH

5SOLE VOTING POWER 0

6SHARED VOTING POWER 581,056

7SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

8SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,448,546

9AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,448,546

10CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

o

11PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.14%

12TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC

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1NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Comgest Asset Management International Ltd.

2CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(a) o(b) o

3SEC USE ONLY

4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Ireland

NUMBER OFSHARES

BENEFICIALLYOWNED BY

EACHREPORTING

PERSONWITH

5SOLE VOTING POWER 285,758

6SHARED VOTING POWER 0

7SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

8SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 843,403

9AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 843,403

10CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

o

11PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.66%

12TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON FI

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1NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Comgest S.A.

2CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(a) o(b) o

3SEC USE ONLY

4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France

NUMBER OFSHARES

BENEFICIALLYOWNED BY

EACHREPORTING

PERSONWITH

5SOLE VOTING POWER 274,771

6SHARED VOTING POWER 0

7SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

8SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 400,153

9AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 400,153

10CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

o

11PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.31%

12TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON FI

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1NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Comgest Far East Ltd.

2CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(a) o(b) o

3SEC USE ONLY

4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Hong Kong

NUMBER OFSHARES

BENEFICIALLYOWNED BY

EACHREPORTING

PERSONWITH

5SOLE VOTING POWER 0

6SHARED VOTING POWER 0

7SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

8SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,048,393

9AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,048,393

10CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

o

11PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.82%

12TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON FI

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1NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Comgest Singapore Pte. Ltd.

2CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(a) o(b) o

3SEC USE ONLY

4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Hong Kong

NUMBER OFSHARES

BENEFICIALLYOWNED BY

EACHREPORTING

PERSONWITH

5SOLE VOTING POWER 20,527

6SHARED VOTING POWER 0

7SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

8SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 227,672

9AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 227,672

10CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

o

11PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.18%

12TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON FI

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Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer

Autohome Inc.

(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

18th Floor Tower B, CEC Plaza

3 Dan Ling Street

Haidian District, Beijing 100080

The People’s Republic of China

Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing

(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence

(c) Citizenship

Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.17 Square Edouard VIIParis, France 75009

Comgest Asset Management International Ltd.46 St. Stephen’s GreenDublin, Ireland 2

Comgest S.A.17 Square Edouard VIIParis, France 75009

Comgest Far East Ltd.Level 10, 28 Hennessy RoadHong Kong

Comgest Singapore Pte. Ltd.8 Temasek Boulevard, #20-01A Suntec Tower ThreeSingapore 038988

(d) Title of Class of Securities

American depositary shares, each representing one Class A ordinary share, par value US$0.01 per share

(e) CUSIP No.:

05278C107

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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.83d-1(b) or 240.83d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b) ¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d) ¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e) o An investment adviser in accordance with §240.83d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.83d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) x A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.83d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) ¨ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the InvestmentCompany Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) x A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.83d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k) ¨ A group, in accordance with §240.83d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.83d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

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Item 4. Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of theissuer identified in Item 1.

Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.

a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,448,546(b) Percent of class: 1.14%(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 581,056(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,448,546

Comgest Asset Management International Ltd.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 843,403(b) Percent of class: 0.66%c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 285,758(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 843,403

Comgest S.A.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 400,153(b) Percent of class: 0.31%(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 274,771(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 400,153

Comgest Far East Ltd.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,048,393(b) Percent of class: 0.82%(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,048,393

Comgest Singapore Pte. Ltd.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 227,672(b) Percent of class: 0.18%(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 227,672

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be thebeneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following x

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Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not Applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the ParentHolding Company or Control Person

The information on the cover pages is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable.

Item 10. Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired andare held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect ofchanging or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection withor as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement istrue, complete and correct. Date: February 14, 2022 Comgest Global Investors S.A.S. By: Janice Olyarchuk Name: Janice Olyarchuk Title: Group Head of Compliance and Risk

Comgest Asset Management International Ltd. By: Brian Fleming Name: Brian Fleming Title: Managing Director

Comgest S.A. By: Arnaud Cosserat Name: Arnaud Cosserat Title: CEO

Comgest Far East Ltd. By: Kan Wai Sum Name: Kan Wai Sum Title: Director

Comgest Singapore Pte. Ltd. By: Kan Wai Sum Name: Kan Wai Sum Title: Director