Lentuo International Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

BEIJING, August 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Lentuo International Inc. (NYSE: LAS) ("Lentuo" or the "Company"), the largest non-state-owned automobile retailer in Beijing as measured by new vehicle sales revenue in 2009, announced today that it plans to release its second quarter 2011 financial results on Monday, August 22, 2011 before the market open and the Company will hold a conference call the same day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (7:00 a.m. Pacific) to discuss its results with investors.

To participate in the call, please dial (877) 941-4774, or (480) 629-9760 for international calls, approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Interested parties can also listen via a live Internet webcast, which can be found via the Company's website at http://ir.lentuo.net, or alternately at http://ViaVid.net.

A replay of the call will be available for two weeks from 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 22, 2011, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on September 5, 2011. The number for the replay is (877) 870-5176, or (858) 384-5517 for international calls; the pass code for the replay is 4466709. In addition, a recording of the call will be available via the Company's website at http://ir.lentuo.net for one year.

About Lentuo International Inc.

Lentuo is the largest non-state-owned automobile retailer in Beijing, China as measured by new vehicle sales revenue in 2009, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association ("CADA"). Lentuo operates eight franchise dealerships, ten automobile showrooms, one automobile repair shop and one car leasing company in China. Three of Lentuo's eight dealerships are among the leading dealerships in China for their respective brands, as measured by the volume of new vehicle sales by individual dealership.

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