GrabBike

Retail Asia09/12/2020

Hundreds of GrabBike riders on Monday turned off their app and gathered at the company’s office to protest its increased commission rate after the government raised tax. The office of ride-hailing firm Grab in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District was swamped by large, green-clad-rider crowds demanding the company reimpose its previous rate of commission. The gathering […]

Retail Asia16/08/2017

Some drivers are trying to stall the ride-hailing app by making false bookings. GrabBike drivers in Hanoi are encouraging each other to switch off the ride-hailing app in protest to a pay cut the company announced last weekend. Some are even hijacking the service by making false bookings to make life difficult for both passengers […]

Retail Asia03/02/2017

Grab has announced plans to invest US$700 million in Indonesia over the next four years, as part of efforts to increase its footprint in a market where it has seen growth. The Southeast Asian ride-sharing operator said Thursday the new investment would support the Indonesian government’s ambition of becoming the region’s largest digital economy by […]

Retail Asia27/01/2017

Treble fares and heavy traffic add up to the Tet holiday stress in Vietnam. The week before Vietnamese people ring in the Year of the Rooster has been the busiest time of the year for ride-sharing services. Due to the rising demand, GrabBike, a mobile hailing app for motorcycle taxi services, has applied what is […]

Retail Asia30/10/2016

Watch out Gojek, competitor GrabBike has come to Bali. Ride-hailing app Grab has announced that it launched both GrabBike and GrabExpress services in Bali, as of Oct. 22. Like Gojek, GrabBike allows you to order motorbike taxis, while GrabExpress is Grab’s courier service. Also in common with Gojek, the app’s drivers use black and green colors. […]

Retail Asia05/09/2016

Ride hailing platform Grab has adopted Adyen to extend the capabilities of its payment platform in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The two companies aim to deliver a consistent, frictionless payment experience for customers traveling across markets regardless of device or payment method. Grab customers will be offered both traditional cards and, over time, country-specific […]

Retail Asia15/07/2016

Online app-based transportation service GrabBike recorded a growth of 300 percent (year to date) until the first half of 2016. “Our growth has been outstanding since last January when Grab did a rebranding as the service provider with the most complete vehicle reservation platform,” Public Relations Manager for Grab Express and Grab Bike Dewi Nuraini […]

Retail Asia15/09/2015

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With the evident popularity of Jakarta’s motorcycle startups like Go-Jek and HandyMantis, it’s fair to say that the city’s transport and delivery nervous system has potential to be rewired. Now, those two firms see another competitor in the form of Wheel Line. Wheel Line is an on-demand courier and transportation company that utilizes motorcycle taxis, […]

Retail Asia28/07/2015

GrabBike – a part of GrabTaxi – is an on-demand service for motorcycle taxis. GrabBike is officially launching in Bangkok on August 5th, which makes Thailand the third country on GrabBike’s expansion across Southeast Asia, after Vietnam and Indonesia. However the company itself, GrabTaxi, is no stranger to Thailand. Its regular taxi-hailing service has been around since […]

Retail Asia12/06/2015

Motorcycle taxis, known as ojeks, have long offered a fast way for residents to cheaply zigzag through gridlocked roads in Jakarta, a city knocked for having the world’s worst traffic. But, until recently, they were informal and inefficient – ojek drivers would queue at taxi lines or troll streets to negotiate fluctuating fares with potential […]

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GrabBike riders strike over increased commission rate

GrabBike drivers slam on the brakes in Hanoi to strike against pay cut

Grab rides up Indonesia with $700M investment

Lunar New Year surge pricing enrages GrabBike users

Ride-hailing app Grab brings GrabBike services to Bali

Grab adopts Adyen for payment platform

GrabBike Indonesia Records 300% Growth

Jakarta’s motorcycle startup game has another contender in the form of Wheel Line

GrabBike is officially launching in Bangkok

Jakarta Motorcycle Taxis Get an App Lift