SINGAPORE—Uber Technologies Inc. is locked in major tussles with local rivals in China and India, but a homegrown upstart is also grabbing an advantage in the race for another Asia prize. A startup called Grab is winning ride-hailing turf in Southeast Asia—home to 600 million people, almost double the population of the U.S. The startup serves more cities in the region than Uber and, according to mobile-app analytics firm App Annie,...
Singapore-based GrabTaxi is quickly expanding its ride-hailing reach in Southeast Asia while Uber is distracted by fierce rivalries in China (Didi Chuxing) and India (Ola), according to the Wall Street Journal. The two companies are also competing for a slice of the lucrative taxi market in Singapore, which has been dominated by Grab since it launched there last year.