{"id":2362,"date":"2021-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/uber-rival-didi-chuxing-suspends-plans-for-uk-and-europe-launch\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:40:44","slug":"uber-rival-didi-chuxing-suspends-plans-for-uk-and-europe-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uber-rival-didi-chuxing-suspends-plans-for-uk-and-europe-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber rival Didi Chuxing suspends plans for UK and Europe launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Company won licences for Manchester and Sheffield but faces pressure from Chinese government<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Uber rival Didi Chuxing has reportedly suspended plans to launch in the UK and Europe, as the ride-hailing company faces pressure from authorities in its home market.<\/p>\n<p>The company&rsquo;s plans to launch in the UK and Europe have been pushed back at least 12 months, and staff working on the launch have been told they face possible redundancy, the Daily Telegraph first reported.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/aug\/24\/uber-rival-didi-chuxing-uk-europe-launch-manchester-sheffield\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company won licences for Manchester and Sheffield but faces pressure from Chinese government Chinese Uber rival Didi Chuxing has reportedly suspended plans to launch in the UK and Europe, as the ride-hailing company faces pressure from authorities in its home market. 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