Bitauto Files Its Annual Report on Form 20-F

BEIJING,April 27,2020 -- Bitauto Holdings Limited ("Bitauto" or the "Company") (NYSE: BITA),a leading provider of internet content & marketing services,and transaction services for China's automotive industry,today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31,2019 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27,2020.

The annual report can be accessed on Bitauto's investor relations website at http://ir.bitauto.com as well as the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Bitauto will provide hardcopies of the annual report containing its audited consolidated financial statements,free of charge,to its shareholders and ADS holders upon request.

About Bitauto Holdings Limited

Bitauto Holdings Limited (NYSE: BITA) is a leading provider of internet content & marketing services,and transactionservices for China's automotive industry. Bitauto's business consists of three segments: advertising and subscription business,transaction services business and digital marketing solutions business.

Bitauto's advertising and subscription business provides a variety of advertising services to automakers through the bitauto.com website and corresponding mobile apps which provide consumers with up-to-date automobile pricing and promotional information,specifications,reviews and consumer feedback. Bitauto also provides transaction-focused online advertisements and services for promotional activitiesto its business partners,including automakers,automobile dealers,auto finance partners and insurance companies. Bitauto offers subscription services via its SaaS platform,which provides web-based and mobile-based integrated digital marketing solutions to new car automobile dealers in China. The SaaS platform enables automobile dealer subscribers to create their own online showrooms,list pricing and promotional information,provide automobile dealer contact information,place advertisements and manage customer relationships to help them reach a broad set of purchase-minded customers and effectively market their automobiles to consumers online.

Bitauto's transaction services business is primarily conducted by its controlled subsidiary,Yixin Group Limited (SEHK: 2858),a leading online automobile finance transaction platform in China,which provides transaction platform services as well as self-operated financing services.

Bitauto's digital marketing solutions business provides automakers with one-stop digital marketing solutions,including website creation and maintenance,online public relations,online marketing campaigns,advertising agent services,big data applications and digital image creation.

For more information,please visit http://ir.bitauto.com.

For investor and media inquiries,please contact:

China

Suki Li

Bitauto Holdings Limited

Phone: +86-10-6849-2145

ir@bitauto.com

Philip Lisio

Foote Group

Phone: +86-10-8429-9544

bitauto@thefootegroup.com

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