State inspection reveals quality issues in several brands of bike rentals
Some of the fashionable shared bicycles we ride every day are not as save as we thought.
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Meituan acquisition of Mobike seems a done deal
Last night (03 Apr 2018), Mobike shareholder meeting voted in favor of the Meituan acquisition, The Beijing News has reported (in Chinese). The Chinese…
ofo announces $866 million funding round led by Alibaba amid cash strain rumors
ofo raises $866 million in latest funding round led by Alibaba
Guangzhou and Shenzhen urge Didi to solve Blugegogo’s deposit issues
It seems that Didi’s take-over of Bluegogo’s bike-rental business hasn’t been smooth sailing. Transportation authorities in Shenzhen and Guangzhou have…
Updated: Alibaba rumored to deepen involvement in bike-rentals with upcoming $1 bln Hellobike investment round
Updated 23 Jan 2017: TechNode Chinese has reached out to Hellobike, Fosun Capital and Hellobike's early-stage investor GGV, but neither has confirmed t…
Didi continues pivot into two wheeled mobility with beta test of electric bike rental
Chinese ride-hailing behemoth Didi is beta-testing its electric bike rental service in South China, a person with knowledge of the matter told TechNode…
Mobike officially launches ride-hailing service, first testing in Guizhou
Mobike, China’s major bike rental company, announced today that it will roll out its first ride-hailing service in Guizhou, marking the firm’s official…
6 of China’s bike rental companies have shuttered in the last 5 months
At least six bike rental companies in China has shuttered during the last five months. After Bluegogo and Coolqi, the latest to close shop was Xiaoming…
Briefing: Officials meet in Chengdu to consider new bike rental regulations after Coolqi, Bluegogo implosions
多部门商讨共享单车押金监管举措 from NetEase (our translation): "Nov. 6 to 8, the Ministry of Transport, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of In…
Mobike rides the swell into Australia with surfboard racks and designated parking
Mobike tries to catch up with China arch-rival ofo by announcing it will launch in Australia in January 2018. The company will put around 2,000 bikes o…
Updated: Ofo appears to be playing ‘dirty’ to beat the new bike ban in the battle for Shanghai
Ofo appears to be infringing on the ban on new bikes being put on the streets of Shanghai according to some investigative reporting by the Liberation D…
2017 Q3 bike rental market analysis from Cheetah lab: Getting ready for winter
Statistics from the Cheetah big data shows that ofo and Mobike still occupy the majority of the bicycle rental market in the third quarter of 2017, Chi…