Didi will offer booking services from other providers within its app

Following Meituan’s consolidation of various car-hailing competitors within its app, Didi will soon open its platform to other state-backed automakers which includes FAW, GAC, and Dongfeng Motors. A growing number are making efforts to enter the sharing economy market and get listed on rides booking platforms signaling a slow-down of the automobile industry development amid a nationwide stagnating economy. It is hoped the new business model will help them deal with inventory pressure.