Autohome says 2025 ESG report tracks governance, talent and social programs

Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM; HKEX: 2518) said its board approved a new US$400 million share repurchase program for its American depositary shares, effective July 28, 2026, to be executed over the next 12 months. The company plans to fund repurchases from existing cash and may use open-market and other permitted transactions.

Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM; HKEX: 2518) reported unaudited Q1 2026 results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Net revenues fell to RMB1,048.4m (US$152.0m) from RMB1,453.8m in Q1 2025. Net income attributable to Autohome dropped to RMB44.3m (US$6.4m) from RMB356.6m. The company said lower automaker ad spending and fewer paying dealers drove the decline. It approved a US$0.66 per ADS cash dividend and repurchased 3,465,236 ADS for about US$62.3m as of May 22, 2026.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) said the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded it a $7 million, 24-month contract to use quantum computing, machine learning, and advanced visualization to improve power grid resilience and protection. The work, with Infleqtion and Penn State, targets detection and response to multiple concurrent physical and cyber threats, addressing NERC N-2 contingency requirements.

ExxonMobil Moçambique Limitada issued McDermott Energy Solutions (UK) a letter of intent for limited engineering and procurement work on Rovuma LNG Phase 1 midstream development. The award supports planning ahead of a final investment decision expected in 2026. Rovuma LNG targets 12 modular trains totaling 18.6 mtpa, with start-up in 2031. ExxonMobil says the 30-year project could generate about $150B in revenues for Mozambique’s government.

Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia will open a joint UAV factory with Elbit Systems, with inauguration expected Sept 15-20. Elbit will hold 51% and Serbia’s state arms firm SDPR 49%. The factory relates to a five-year contract covering precision rockets and unmanned systems, plus ISTAR, digitization and upgrades.

The U.S. Department of Defense, according to The Washington Post, asked defense contractors to submit within 21 days production and delivery schedules for critical systems, citing depleted stockpiles. CSIS estimates cite heavy early use of missiles and falling Patriot and THAAD inventories. The Pentagon is working with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, including a $58.6B deal to triple PAC-3 output by 2030, pending a stalled $1.15T defense budget.