Beijing and Shanghai have given no indication of whether the bans will be lifted.
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Mobike and Bluegogo double rates in Beijing in bid to stay afloat
Other bike-rental companies are considering raising prices, as warmer weather brings a likely rebound in trip numbers.
Briefing: Ofo has 6 months to enforce deposit rules, 14 million await refunds
Bike companies have a longer time for implementation than previously announced.
Briefing: Nonprofit buys abandoned rental bikes for school kids in Myanmar
Discarded bikes are languishing after the rental-bike boom went bust due to high retrieval costs.
INSIGHTS | The bike rental boom is dead. Long live bike rental
The bike rental bubble popped a long time ago. Now, a new group of companies are taking a different approach to their predecessors.
Briefing: Bike-rental firm Mobike to spin off European arm
As the bike-rental craze cools down, so do Chinese firms’ ambitious globalization plans.
New rules for rental economy user deposits clarify legal gray area
The law comes as concern mounts about the financial stability of a number of mobility firms in the rental economy sector.
Failures and opportunities: A pivotal moment for China’s mobility industry
Didi hopes new strategies will help it complete a U-turn that will get it out of the dead-end in which it finds itself.
Chinese city wants to regulate bike rental platforms with social credit system
Foshan will require Mobike, ofo, and other bike rental companies to hand over users blacklisted for bad parking.
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.