Uber繼續在印度大舉擴張

Uber is set to launch operations in another seven Indian cities.

Uber將在印度另外7個城市開展業務。

The move marks the biggest simultaneous expansion outside the US in the ride-sharing group’s history and underlining its attempts to keep pace with cut-price local rival Ola.

此舉標誌着這家出行分享公司自成立以來在美國以外規模最大的同步擴張，也突顯出Uber試圖跟上印度本地低價打車應用Ola的步伐。

The new push comes amid a period of rapid investment for the San Francisco based company, and confirms India as its largest market by number of cities served outside the US — bringing the total to 18.

這家總部位於舊金山的公司正處於一個快速投資期，這一新舉措印證了一點：根據開通服務的城市的數量計算，印度是Uber在美國以外的最大市場。Uber在印度開通服務的城市將達到18個。

Uber is midway through a $1.5bn equity funding round at a valuation of about $50bn, which it plans to use to pour resources into India and China.

Uber正展開一輪15億美元的股權融資，使其估值達到500億美元左右，該公司計劃利用這筆融資向印度和中國投入鉅額資金。

The Indian expansion follows an email to investors from Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick last month, which showed that it planned to spend $1bn to set up operations in dozens of locations in China this year.

在Uber在印度擴張業務之前，該公司首席執行官特拉維斯•蘭格尼(Travis Kalanick)上月曾致信投資者，表示Uber計劃今年拿出10億美元在中國多個城市開展業務。

Uber’s push in India marks the start of a similar growth spurt, as it moves beyond larger urban centres and begins to tap more so-called tier-two cities during the second half of this year.

Uber在印度的舉措標誌着類似的井噴式發展的開始，該公司計劃在今年下半年將目光轉向規模較大的城市以外，開始拓展更多所謂的二線城市。