EU executive conditionally approves Daimler, BMW car-sharing deal
Reuters
The European Union’s competition authority has approved the plan of German luxury carmakers Daimler and BMW to combine their car-sharing businesses, subject to conditions, reports Gabriela Baczynska for Reuters. The deal includes car-sharing units Car2Go and DriveNow as well as ride-hailing, parking and charging services and is aimed at competing with US rival Uber and China’s Didi Chuxing.
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For background, read the dossier BMW, Daimler, and VW vow to fight in green transport revolution and the factsheets Early e-car starter BMW plans new mobility sprint and Reluctant Daimler plans “radical” push into new mobility world.
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