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| February 5, 2014 |
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Jennifer Thompson, Accounting Branch Chief
Sondra Snyder, Staff Accountant
Andrew Blume, Staff Accountant
Division of Corporate Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-7010
Re: Lentuo International Inc.
Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012
File No. 001-34987
Dear Ms. Thompson, Ms. Snyder and Mr. Blume:
Further to my telephone call with Ms. Sondra Snyder, Staff Accountant, on February 4, 2014, Lentuo International Inc. (the “Company”) has requested an extension of the time to respond to the staff’s letter dated January 31, 2014 regarding the Company’s Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 Filed April 30, 2013. The Company has agreed to file its response by March 3, 2014.
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cc: Jiangyu Luo — Acting Chief Financial Officer, Lentuo International Inc.
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