In late 2019, an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus emerged in China.  On January 23, 2020, the PRC government began to lockdown key areas of China to limit the spread of this dangerous virus.  Widespread travel restrictions were implemented and all non-essential businesses were shuttered in heavily affected areas in China.  As the Company is headquartered in China, its operations have been largely suspended since the beginning of the Chinese New Year in late January 2020 through early March of 2020.  The Company’s finance team could not carry out their work as previously scheduled and were therefore unable to complete the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the Form 20-F in time to meet the SEC’s original deadline of April 30, 2020.

In mid-March, the PRC government started easing travel restrictions within China, and Company has been gradually ramping up operations to accommodate customer demand.  However,  the COVID-19 virus has since spread beyond China’s borders, disrupting global supply chains and hampering consumer confidence and business sentiment.  The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Company’s operating results in the first quarter of 2020 and there is substantial uncertainty as to whether operating results in the second quarter of 2020 could fully return to normal.

In reliance on the SEC order, the Company anticipates filing its 2019 annual report on Form 20-F no later than June 14, 2020.

China Zenix Auto International Limited is the largest commercial vehicle wheel manufacturer in China in both the aftermarket and OEM market by sales volume. The Company offers more than 798 series of aluminum wheels, tubed steel wheels, tubeless steel wheels, and off-road steel wheels in the aftermarket and OEM markets in China and internationally. The Company's customers include large PRC commercial vehicle manufacturers, and it also exports products to over 80 distributors in more than 28 countries worldwide. With six large, strategically located manufacturing facilities in multiple regions across China, the Company has a designed annual production capacity of approximately 15.5 million units of steel and aluminum wheels as of December 31, 2018. Investors can find quotes for the Company on www.otcmarkets.com.  For more information, please visit: www.zenixauto.com/en.

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