Uber in China: Driving in the Gray Zone (B) Case Solution
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PUBLICATION DATE: November 30, 2016
For 2 years given that 2014 Uber had actually battled an extreme, expensive fight for China's ridesharing industry with well-connected and well-financed domestic Chinese rivals. Throughout this time, Uber likewise needed to react to an ever-shifting regulative landscape that looked progressively bleak in 2016. On August 1, 2016 Uber CEO Travis Kalanick surprised the worldwide ridesharing market by offering the business's China operations to arch competing Didi Chuxing. Provided the competitors from domestic competitors and the unpredictabilities of federal government guideline, was the choice to leave China the best one for Uber? Exactly what does this newest reconfiguration of the marketplace indicate for China's growing ridesharing market? What lessons could other tech business gain from Uber's expertises in China?