Published: 2:00pm, 4 Nov, 2015 Updated: 7:02pm, 4 Nov, 2015
Last night the South China Morning Post declared that Chinese Uber - dong , Didi Kuaidi , can no longer be considered a taxi app , as demand for rides in private cars on its platform now dwarf the demand for traditional vehicles . “ [ Didi ] … is no longer a taxi app , ” declared Mr. Zhu , Didi ’s Vice - President of strategy at an industry conference session . “ Our biggest business is now private cars , ” he said , adding that the company delivers 7 million rides a day , 4 million of which are private - car rides compared to just 2 million taxi journeys . The company has diversified considerably since its taxi service beginnings , adding services such as private cars , chauffeur services , carpooling and bus routes for commuters . Mr. Zhu also confirmed that it has recently embarked on a considerable cost - cutting strategy : “ “ We spend a lot of what our competitor is spending here … More money will be spent on innovation [ at Didi ] , ” he said , in what is almost certainly a reference to Uber .