Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi to launch service in Mexico City

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China's ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing will launch its transport services in Mexico's capital on Wednesday, in a bid to further expand business in the country.

In Mexico, DiDi first launched operations in Toluca, a city located 60 km west of Mexico City, in April and has expanded to Guadalajara, Monterrey and now Mexico City.

"Mobility issues in Mexico, specifically Mexico City, are a huge challenge," said Pablo Mondragon, the company's head of operations for the nation's capital and nearby Toluca.

"We are in one of the [world's] largest cities, with the biggest mobility problems," he added.

DiDi's expansion plans cover the northern cities of Chihuahua, Mexicali as well as Tijuana, Merida to the southeast, and Puebla, near Mexico City.

According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography [Inegi], greater Mexico City registers some 34.56 million daily commutes, of which 58.1 percent are for going to work, with the average commute lasting from 30 minutes to two hours.

"All of the technology we are developing in China we are going to bring here to Mexico, so we can continue to learn from the city through all the data we are generating, to continue to offer more efficient service," Mondragon said.

According to the company, DiDi has 31 million drivers worldwide, making 10 billion trips per year and transporting 550 million passengers.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency