- The Chinese Ministry of Transport Companies forbidden to teach drivers without a taxi license to customers. A ban on the American car service Uber is not the same.
- The Company About that struggles in numerous countries worldwide with authorities and courts, plays only a minor role in China. The market is dominated by two other companies almost alone.
By Marcel Grzanna, Shanghai
Ferry services via app are very popular in China
The service aspect of a taxi ride is common in China too short. Bad-tempered drivers looked at like when mothers with children single-handedly store their purchases in the trunk or mosern around if you can not pay appropriate. Some taxis stink of unwashed clothes, cigarettes or garlic. And who is at noon in the rain, must hope that the driver would prefer to insert a cozy siesta and therefore rejects any job.
for cellular phone applications that allow you without discussion a clean vehicle including a bottle water per passenger can rent short term, therefore, initiated in China with great interest among customers. Already 150 million people use the services. This means that almost one in four Internet users mobile booked a vehicle. At least now and then.
This has called into action now the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic. It has announced plans to clean up resolutely in the industry to ensure the safety of passengers.
For the last number of private vehicles without licenses that have been created over the apps, grew very strongly. Therefore, in mid-December the police took in western China Chongqing Uber-office closer look and announced penalties against drivers who are wishing to earn the money without permission. In Shanghai twelve drivers who offered their services via Didi roof were already 10,000 yuan, sentenced, 1400 Euro penalty. In the future, companies will be allowed to communicate only car and driver to customers who have a taxi license
No ban -. At least for now
rumors that Uber is banned in China, however, turned out to be provisionally be false. The Ministry on its website specifically states that it welcomed the further development of the transport system in China is the sphere of limousine services. About commented in a statement: “We are delighted that the Transport Ministry confirmed the value and benefits of innovative Internet technologies for the transportation industry.” They said they were in regular contact with the authorities.
The potential of travel services such as Uber have already recognized the Chinese IT companies that have lavishly invested in the industry. The US company Uber should have collected $ 600 million from the search engine market leader Baidu in return for a strategic partnership. However, the American supplier, the entire industry added in the US and Europe in turmoil, yet plays only a minor role in China. At the front playing the Chinese hosts.
Two services, 95 per cent market share
As Che Didi and kuaidi Da Che share estimated 95 percent market share, analysts believe. Behind Didi is the Messenger service WeChat made by Tencent. A million trips conveys the service by using the social network every day in 300 Chinese cities. Kuaidi however, Alibaba has in the back, the largest e-commerce retailer in the world. Both IT companies have joined with three-digit million-dollar sums in the app services.
About offers its customers in China, both black limousines and vehicles that are registered on taxi companies. Currently, there is a free service called “People’s About” in the testing phase, can search ride at the private providers. Whether this service may need to be scrapped when the authorities identify him as unlicensed taxi service, is still unclear.
About started its business in China in August 2013 in Shanghai and is now represented in eight cities of the People’s Republic. Payment is completely cashless on the credit card. The US company has announced to significantly expand its services not only in China but in half of Asia. These include Japan, Korea, some Southeast Asian markets, but also India.
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