A statement from DiDi, a Chinese transportation technology company, says that its services have now officially started in the Middle East. On September 13, Waslny, Waslny Plus, and Didi Express will start running in Alexandria.
It was said that Uber has a 12% share in China’s Didi, which makes it the second-largest investor in the company, after SoftBank.
One of the biggest companies in China is Didi. The Beijing government tries to keep it in check by putting money into state-owned businesses.
The arrival of the Chinese smart transportation giant should make the Egyptian market more competitive, especially since the Russian app InDriver just launched, which makes it harder for Uber to control the market after buying Careem.
Didi said it would give new users a welcome gift worth £150 with discount coupons. It would also give its customers free travel worth £25 every Thursday for 4 weeks.
This company also said that drivers will not have to pay them any commission for the first four weeks that the service is live. However, drivers will get paid if they make 10 trips in the first week after signing up, and each driver will get £25 for successfully inviting a new user. The “Captain” will also get a welcome package with a 150-pound coupon when he reaches a certain number of invitations.