MEXICO CITY/SAN FRANCISCO: Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has publicly launched in Mexico with a website advertising its service to drivers and passengers, setting the stage for a potentially expensive showdown with rival Uber. The Didi spokesman declined to comment on the timeline. Didi’s Mexico website says the company will begin operations “very soon,” without providing a date. UBER RIVALRYIn Mexico, Didi will for the first time put its own service up against Uber, its chief international rival. Uber is the ride-hailing leader in Mexico, where it has seven million users in more than three dozen cities.

Source: New Strait Times April 07, 2018 02:03 UTC