A total of 13,615 people in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will be temporarily banned from using shared bikes due to traffic violations, according to media reports (in Chinese). This is the first batch of traffic offenders that will be punished according to the new rules on shared bicycle users’ behavior issued by the Shenzhen […]
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Mobike, Hellobike, Didi allowed to bring new bikes in Guangzhou
Beijing and Shanghai have given no indication of whether the bans will be lifted.
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Didi reprimanded for introducing new shared bikes in Beijing in red tape snafu
Didi’s struggles in the bike-rental market led to a launch of its own brand, Qingju.
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Ofo is going to use blockchain to solve bike rental problems
Ofo, a leading bike rental company in China, has set up a research institute to tackle urban bike sharing management problems with blockchain technology, the company announced May 17. According to its press release, ofo’s blockchain research institute aims to use blockchain technology globally to further facilitate big data and IoT (Internet of Things). “This […]
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Ofo’s “darkest hour” becomes gloomier as Didi acquisition rumors swirl again
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is reportedly closing an acquisition deal of ofo, the last remaining major independent player in China’s bike-rental industry, local media reported citing people familiar with the matter. The source disclosed that Didi already sent due diligence team to ofo over the past two to three weeks. The two parties are […]
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Ofo slows down orders from bike makers
Ofo only ordered over 80k bicycles from its manufacturing partner Shanghai Phoenix so far this year. This is far short of the anticipated 5 million bikes per year the two companies have planed one year earlier, local media is reporting. The two companies reached a 5-million-bike deal in May last year, at the peak of […]
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ofo’s B2B business claims to hit the RMB 100 million revenue mark
Amidst signs of a serious cash crunch, ofo claims that its B2B business has made over RMB 100 million in revenue. In an interview with local media, Shao Yi, the head of ofo’s B2B business division, revealed that “ofo B2B business is going smoothly. As of now, its revenue has passed the RMB 100 million mark. At […]
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As bike rentals cool, ofo chooses to stand alone
China’s bike rental industry has experienced a roller coaster over the past 3 years. At its height, there were nearly 80 bike rental startups in the market, brightening the streets with a rainbow of bikes. But in the fast-paced tech world, trends come and go quickly. Within a year, over 20 bike startups failed, including […]
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Despite cash troubles, ofo denies renewed rumors of Didi acquisition
Minority shareholders have reportedly begun receiving documents about the deal.
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ofo scales back US operations amid international retreat
In ofo’s latest retreat from the international market, the company is scaling back its operations in the United States after laying off 70% of its staff in the country. Additionally, three executives from ofo’s US business have resigned in the past two weeks, a source told TechNode. The layoffs were announced internally on July 18, […]
