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The ride-sharing giant prefers to let the engine idle, even at the risk of losing hard-fought ground to Ola

An earnings call in the first week of November to discuss Uber Technologies Inc.’s results for the quarter ended 30 September had next to zero mention of India.
Strange given that India is one of its largest markets outside of the US and Europe, say analysts and industry watchers attempting to read the tea leaves.
Since the company’s entry in 2013, India was where it grew at a breakneck pace (going from 5% of the ride-sharing market in 2015 to roughly 40% in 2019). Such was the extent to which it fired up popular imagination that every consumer tech company …
The e-bike rental startup has made the most of the country’s quick-commerce boom, fuelled by the pandemic lockdowns. Now it needs to step outside its comfort zone.
As Rapido and Uber pull ahead, falling traction and mounting financial stress leave Ola with few options.
The popular super app startup is seeing widening losses, Dubai’s financial zone wants more wealth and Aramco’s big quarter.