It now will acquire the company outright along with its 14 million registered users in Brazil as it pushes into the growing Latin American car-share market. "Globalisation is a top strategic priority for Didi," founder and CEO Cheng Wei said in a statement announcing the purchase, adding that the company would continue to seek "diversified international operations and partnerships."
Didi said it has now entered into partnerships with seven "major international players" serving more than 1,000 cities worldwide, including Southeast Asia's Grab, India's Ola, US-based Lyft, and Europe's Taxify. Didi and Uber have been waging a global turf war since Didi bought the US-based company's China operations last year.