優步承認在華每年虧損逾10億美元
Uber has revealed that it is losing more than $1bn a year in China, amid fierce competition from local taxi-booking rival Didi Kuaidi.
優步(Uber)透露，面對來自中國打車軟件、競爭對手滴滴快的(Didi Kuaidi)的激烈競爭，優步每年在華虧損超過10億美元。
But chief executive Travis Kalanick insisted that Uber is in a better position than its Chinese rival because it is able to fund its losses, at least partly, by using profits from other countries.
但優步首席執行官特拉維斯慍灓尼克(Travis Kalanick)堅稱，優步的狀況好於滴滴，因爲優步能夠通過利用來自其他國家的利潤彌補虧損，至少在一定程度上如此。
“We’re profitable in the USA, but we’re losing over $1 billion a year in China,” Mr Kalanick told Canadian technology news site Betakit. “We have a fierce competitor that’s unprofitable in every city they exist in, but they’re buying up market share. I wish the world wasn’t that way.”
“我們在美國是盈利的，但我們在中國每年虧損超過10億美元，”卡蘭尼克告訴加拿大科技新聞網站Betakit，“我們正面臨一個兇猛的競爭對手，在所有他們存在的城市我們都沒有盈利，但他們正砸錢買進市場份額。我希望世界不是這個樣子。”
Didi Kuaidi claimed that Mr Kalanick’s comments on its financial performance were “outright untrue”, and said that its business had reached break-even in more than half of the 400 Chinese cities in which it operates.
滴滴快的聲稱，卡蘭尼克有關優步財務表現的言論“完全不實”，滴滴表示，在滴滴設有業務的400箇中國城市中，超過一半已達到盈虧平衡。
This new war of words underscores the fierce battle between the two companies in China, where they are both spending heavily on discounts and promotions in pursuit of market share. Uber plans to double the number of Chinese cities in which it operates by the end of this year to nearly 100.
這場新的口水戰突顯出兩家公司在中國的激烈競爭，爲了奪取市場份額，它們都在折扣和促銷方面大舉支出。優步計劃在今年年底之前將其開展業務的中國城市數量增加一倍，達到近100個。
Mr Kalanick’s comments also give an indication of the sums being spent. According to documents leaked to website The Information in January, Uber’s global losses grew to nearly $1bn in the first half of last year, nearly 50 per cent more than its full-year losses in 2014.
卡蘭尼克的言論還顯示出了優步已投入的資金規模。根據今年1月泄露給網站The Information的文件，去年上半年，優步全球虧損增至近10億美元，比2014年全年虧損高出近一半。
Uber declined to comment on the numbers, but Mr Kalanick told Betakit that the crucial difference between its business and Didi Kuaidi is its ability to offset China losses. Uber is the dominant taxi-booking company in most US markets and has pushed up revenues by increasing its booking fee and its commission in many US markets.
優步拒絕就這些數據置評，但卡蘭尼克告訴Betakit，優步業務與滴滴的主要差異在於其抵消在華虧損的能力。優步在多數美國打車市場上佔據統治地位，並通過在美國很多市場提高叫車收費和佣金擴大收入。
