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,…

Meituan summoned by authorities as it launches ride-hailing service in Shanghai

Meituan, China’s group-buying website and e-commerce giant, rolled out ride-hailing service in Shanghai on Wednesday but was soon summoned by Shanghai …

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,

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…

Meituan gives out munificent ride-hailing subsidies to take on Didi

Meituan, China’s leading O2O and e-commerce platform, is triggering a subsidy war as it is making a foray into the ride-hailing sector, offering users …

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…

Didi just pocketed $4 billion in funding and is set to face a new rival in ride-hailing—Meituan

Didi Chuxing, China’s dominating ride-hailing giant, today announced that it has raised over $4 billion in a new equity funding round. Now having $12 b…

Didi Chuxing ends US experiment, encourages users to download Lyft

Didi Chuxing, China’s ride-hailing giant, has ended its US experiment and has halted its app service in the US. Instead, Didi says that the company enc…

Didi extends reach to Europe and Africa with Taxify partnership

China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing announced today a strategic partnership with Taxify, a leading ridesharing company in Europe and Africa. Und…

Didi becomes more expat-friendly in China with addition of bilingual features

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing giant that swallowed Uber China, has announced the beta launch of bilingual functions on its app. The service…

[Updated] Ride-hailing service Yidao teetering amid financial, regulatory woes

Update, 08 May 2017, 1530: Yidao announced today it has obtained the online car-hailing license from Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications. Goo…

Yidao CEO blames LeEco for cash problems

Zhou Hang, founder and CEO of ride-hailing service Yidao Yongche (易到 in Chinese), admitted yesterday in a statement that the firm has cash problems. He…