The owner of AliExpress will launch a taxi service in Russia

A new taxi aggregator DiDi may soon appear in Russia. This service was launched in 2012 by Alibaba Group -

the company that owns AliExpress.

Representatives of the Chinese company managingaggregator, Didi Chuxing are looking for the head of the future division in Russia. It is reported that the Chinese have already conducted several interviews with candidates for the position of top manager. It is still not known exactly what the Didi Chuxing office in Russia will do. It could even be an analytical service that will study the situation on the transport market in the country. Based on the analysis, the company will be able to decide whether to enter a new market.

It is worth noting that Didi Chuxing replaced Uber from China in 2016. The fact that the DiDi service may appear in Russia, in 2017, said the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).