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Taxi service providers, online and offline, join hands

China's largest ride hailing application Didi said it has joined hands with local taxi firm Haibo Taxi to roll out a chauffeur service as the two parties seek to combine their resources and advantages.

A total of 500 licensed cabs will be available to provide services to Didi riders starting the end of this month, and Fu Qiang, general manager of designated driver services unit at Didi, said they plan to roll out more services such as vehicle sales, after-sale services and a number of sectors in the future. The vehicles can only receive online orders instead of picking up passengers who try to flag them down in the street.

Haibo Taxi Co general manager Zhou Yong said the company will make sure qualified drivers will be enrolled in the platform and that the two parties would depend whether to include more high-end vehicles apart from the existing Passat cars.

The service follows the move of Shanghai-based Dazhong Taxi last month which unveiled its proprietary car-hailing application to catch up with rivals such as Didi and Uber.

Drivers hired by Haibo Taxi will pay the company monthly management fees and Didi would receive a commission on each ride placed through its platform, although the two parties refused to give the exact figure.

Riders can get a printed receipt immediately after payment, and the price will be the same as other vehicles available for book on Didi's application.




 

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