Mobility

Gocatch is a mobile app that provides on-demand transportation services through a fleet of taxis and private cars. The company focuses mainly on the Australian market. The outbreak of COVID-19 has challenged the company, with a significant drop in ...

Lime is among the most popular micro-mobility providers and is best known for its electric scooters. The company has a large global presence, covering 32 countries and 165 cities, with a large majority of operations in the US. The acquisition of ...

Yandex.Drive is a car-sharing app operated by the Russian tech company Yandex. The company operates in Russia and has a fleet of 21,000 cars. Traffic congestion in the largest cities and changing mobility patterns supported the company’s growth, ...

Didi Chuxing is one of the leading global providers of ride-sharing and delivery services, with over 2,000 cities served across the globe. A strong focus on R&D, acquisitions and cost optimisation measures has helped the company to expand; however, ...

Beam Mobility, or RideBeam, is an online platform providing e-scooter sharing services. The company operates in eight cities, with its core markets being Australia and New Zealand. The company has benefited from rising interest in micro-mobility ...

Lyft is one of the leading providers of ride-sharing services in North America. In total, the company operates in over 650 cities in the US and Canada. The outbreak of COVID-19 and declining ridership had a negative effect on Lyft’s performance; ...

Neuron Mobility is a Singapore-based start-up, providing e-scooter sharing services. The company operates in five countries, with a focus on Australia and Thailand. The outbreak of COVID-19 has severely disrupted Neuron’s operations, with the company...

Ola is a growing ride-hailing company based in India. The company is expanding into second tier cities domestically, and broadening its presence internationally, with services available in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Ola is also investing in ...

Bird has one of the largest offerings of electric scooters globally. Most of its operations are based in the US, though the company has a presence in European, Middle Eastern and Latin American markets. COVID-19 proved to be a major challenge for ...

Grab Holdings is an operator of super app which provides a ride-hailing, delivery and e-commerce platform for users. The company operates in 500 cities, with a focus on Southeast Asian markets. Its diversified product portfolio and increasing demand ...

99, a ride-hailing company, has high domestic penetration in Brazil, covering around 1,600 cities, but suffers from the lack of an international presence. COVID-19 is proving to be a significant challenge for the company, with a significant drop in ...

Although the automotive market is still facing moderate growth projections, the industry has continuously recovered after the great shock of the economic crisis that led companies to close their doors in Brazil. Political and economic uncertainty ...

Sales in 2019 were sustained on the back of competitive pricing, promotions and wide availability. Low-cost players stand to enjoy a growing presence, partially facilitated by the growth of online sales....

In 2015, a joint investigation by the European Commission and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) led Avis Budget, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hertz, Sixt and Europcar to commit to offer clearer and more transparent information about the total ...

Demand for car rental in Slovenia continues to be boosted by the significant rise in inbound arrivals and overnight stays. Growing need for commuting is fuelling demand for car rental, resulting in a higher number of transactions per year and ...

As car rental in Croatia is highly dependent on tourism, the positive growth in inbound arrivals and overnight stays supports healthy, if slower, increases in transactions and value sales in 2019. Small unit price movements also stimulated interest. ...

Ride-sharing platforms such as Uber, Cabify, Easy Taxi and Beat have gained ground in a market in which informal taxi services are quite common. Offering additional services, such as package delivery or Uber Eats, contributed to the growth of these ...

Car rental continues to post strong current value growth in 2019, although it is more moderate than earlier in the review period. Many new brands are entering car rental to share in the attractive benefits. The growth in Thailand’s tourism industry ...

Car rental is an important area of overall tourism in Japan, with popular tourists sights such as Hokkaido and Okinawa easily accessible by car. Within Japan, younger consumers’ waning interest in owning material goods, as they redirect their ...

Following a 55-year business relationship, one of the biggest car rental players in Chile, Hertz, has ended its contract with Autorentas del Pacifico, the leading automobile operating lease and rental car company in Chile. Deciding to expand, a new ...