One of the main competitors of Yandex.Taxi in the Russian market, Gett and Citymobil services, are going to merge within the framework of a strategic partnership, according to the release of the companies (available to Lenta.ru).
Among other conditions of cooperation, it is planned that drivers connected to Citymobil will receive a part of Gett orders in the economy segment. In other segments, everything will remain unchanged. The cost of travel for passengers will remain the same. It is expected that the average waiting time for cars will be reduced.
A pilot partnership was launched in 2020. At that time, 1-2 percent of Gett’s orders were handed over to Citymobil drivers. Now the companies have decided to scale their business model and have already received permission from the Federal Antimonopoly Service. The financial parameters of the deal were not disclosed.
On January 16, another Yandex.Taxi competitor, the Chinese service DiDi, announced plans to radically expand its presence in the Russian market. Until now, he worked in 16 cities of Russia, but now he intends to increase their number to 100.