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BMW to launch ride hailing services in China from December

The BMW logo at the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing, China. [Photo: Reuters]

BEIJING- Germany’s BMW plans to launch ride-hailing services in China in December, the first global automaker to obtain such a license in the fast-growing market.

BMW Mobility Service Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of the BMW Group, obtained its ride-hailing license in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in China’s southwest, BMW said.

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