China Tech Talk 42: China’s mobility and transport market gets all mixed up
This week, John and Matt talk about recent developments in China's mobility and the O2O market as Meituan acquires Mobike and joins others encroaching …
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AutoNavi enters ride-hailing market
Chinese mapping company AutoNavi (高德地图) has launched a ride-hailing service in Chengdu and Wuhan and is hiring drivers in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen,…
Ant Financial, Didi and Xiaomi named top unicorns in China
China's Ministry of Science and Technology has announced the 2017 China Unicorn Enterprise Development Report (in Chinese) and the Zhongguancun Unicorn…
Meituan’s ride-hailing service is launching in Shanghai tomorrow
Chinese O2O and e-commerce giant Meituan is going to launch its long-rumored ride hailing service tomorrow in Shanghai,
Didi plans to raise $1.5 billion using asset-backed securities
Chinese ride hailing company DiDi announced on March 19th that the company will raise $1.5 billion in funding using asset-backed securities (ABS), afte…
Didi Bike operation was suspended for one day in Shenzhen
Chinese taxi hailing company Didi's bike rental service, Didi Bike (青桔单车, meaning green tangerine bike in Chinese), was suspended for one day for not o…
President of DiDi Reseach leaves company to reportedly set up driverless truck venture
Much like in Silicon Valley, the self-driving scene in China is going through a turbulent period. Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing lost the pres…
Why are Chinese mothers going into ride-hailing? 2.3 million women drove for DiDi in 2017
In January, Chinese social media lit up after several cities introduced women-only parking spaces marked with a stiletto on a pink background. They wer…
Didi gets ready to relaunch car rentals with new energy vehicle partnership
Didi announced on March 7 they have signed a strategic cooperation agreement with BAIC Group to build new energy vehicles, which will be used to run a …
Didi recruits food delivery riders in Wuxi to challenge Meituan
China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is recruiting deliverymen in Wuxi, a city in southern Jiangsu province, for its new food delivery arm “Didi Wai…
Meituan rumored to roll out ride-hailing services in 7 cities to take on Didi
Meituan’s ambition to reignite the ride-hailing war is getting serious. The Chinese O2O and e-commerce giant is rumored to launch on-demand car service…
Didi deepens partnership with Renrenche for expansion in auto trading business
Ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has inked a strategic partnership with Chinese online used-car trading marketplace Renrenche to offer comprehensive sol…