Ride-hailing

Autobahn group fallout tightens private-hire car financing, but COE premiums unlikely to fall

Increased scrutiny by banks and finance companies may not have a big impact on the larger, market-moving players

A ride-hailing motobike rider during a protest in Jakarta streets last September. Since then, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has been under pressure to respond to drivers’ demands for better pay and conditions.

Indonesian ride-hailing industry set for shake-up under draft presidential decree

The decree, now under consideration, will slash caps on commissions to 10% from the current 20%

The Autobahn Rent A Car office at Mountbatten on Nov 26, 2025. Affected drivers are worried about losing rental deposits ranging between S$500 and S$1,000, says NTUC's Ng Chee Meng.

Private-hire drivers hit by Autobahn repossessions may lose rental deposits

Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling says this is because the drivers are unsecured creditors

Having the established models into a separate brand may be part of BYD’s push to guard its ride-hailing market while protecting its burgeoning premium image.

BYD creates new Linghui sub-brand aimed at ride-hailing market

A version of the popular electric Qin Plus will be re-badged as the Linghui e5

The National Private Hire Vehicles Association, National Taxi Association, LTA and platform operators want to help drivers return to the road as quickly as possible.

ComfortDelGro, Grab, Strides extend help to drivers in a jam amid Autobahn car repossessions

All three platform operators have waived the security deposit for these drivers

The group comprises 18 automotive sector companies, including car sharing service Shariot.

Autobahn Rent A Car suspends its business; gives up fight for protection from creditors

This means its creditors including DBS, OCBC, UOB can continue claims or writs of asset seizure and sale

Lumens says some drivers “found a loophole” in its rental package, which resulted in them paying below the market rate.

Private-hire car rental company Lumens ends leases early for around 100 drivers

The company says some were abusing petrol subsidies with claims as high as S$2,700 a month

Passengers will pay S$1.20, up from the current S$0.90, Grab said in an e-mail announcement on Dec 24.

Grab, ComfortDelGro Taxi to raise platform fees from Jan 1

[SINGAPORE] Taxi operator ComfortDelGro and ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing their platform fees from Jan 1, 2026.

The new licences will be valid for three years, compared to the one-year validity of the provisional ones.

Trans-Cab, Geolah receive full ride-hail licences from LTA

LTA has upgraded their provisional licences for point-to-point transport services

Tada and parent company MVL aim to scale the Hotpot initiative across South-east Asia.

Tada commits S$1 million to put brakes on high-commission ride-hailing models

The initiative aims to reverse falling driver earnings and rising ride-hail prices