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  • Indonesia sets tariff ranges for online car-hailing services

    Indonesia sets tariff ranges for online car-hailing services

    Indonesia set minimum and maximum tariffs for online car-hailing services in a bid to ensure comparable pricing with conventional transport providers and address complaints of undercutting, sending shares of the nation’s top two taxi firms soaring.

    Ride-hailing services such as US group Uber Technologies Inc, Southeast Asia’s Grab and Indonesia’s GO-JEK have heavily subsidised their drivers in Indonesia in order to gain market share in the country of 250 million people, analysts say.

    The transport ministry said in a statement on Sunday that it had set a tariff range for online car-hailing services of 3,500-6,000 rupiah (S$0.35-S$0.62) per kilometre for the islands of Java, Bali and Sumatra.

    For Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and Papua, the range is 3,700-6,500 rupiah per kilometre.

    The regulation kicked in on July 1 and will be evaluated in the next six months, the ministry said. “There has to be a balance between conventional and online transport, so that has to be regulated,” Pudji Hartanto Iskandar, director-general of land transport at the ministry, told by phone.

    The news sent shares of Indonesia’s two biggest taxi operators, PT Blue Bird Tbk and PT Express Transindo Utama Tbk, surging on Monday.

    By 0340 GMT, Blue Bird shares jumped as much as 10.7 per cent, while Express gained as much as 4.3 per cent. The broader Jakarta stock exchange was 0.7 per cent higher.

    Drivers of Blue Bird and Express have called for a ban on ride-hailing services, claiming they were subject to less stringent requirements than conventional taxis.

    Uber said in an emailed statement it had yet to receive a copy of Indonesia’s regulations. “However, we remain committed to working with the government to find a path forward that accommodates the interests of riders and driver partners and supports innovation, competition and customer choice,” Uber said.

    Grab said it is ready to cooperate with the transport ministry and to comply with regulations. “After receiving direction from the government, we will review the policy and make the necessary adjustments to ensure that our driver-partners will still earn the best incomes when using the Grab platform,” it said in an email.

    GO-JEK did not provide an immediate comment. Blue Bird and Express did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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  • Indonesian taxi firm Blue Bird joins hands with ride-hailing app Go-Jek

    Indonesian taxi firm Blue Bird joins hands with ride-hailing app Go-Jek

    Indonesia’s largest taxi operator Blue Bird Group said on Monday (May 9) that it plans to form a partnership with the country’s biggest online ride hailing app Go-Jek.

    The collaboration is expected to cover the areas of technology, payments and promotions.

    In a joint statement, the two firms said the partnership would increase the quality of their customer service and that the initiatives would focus on enhancing the transportation experience through a convenient mobile solution. The partnership would “accelerate Indonesia’s digital revolution and empower consumers”, they said.

    Mr Yoga Adiwinarto, country director of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), said Blue Bird needs to have more reliable apps and will probably ask Go-Jek to develop them.

    He added: “Go-Jek will probably handle the Blue Bird apps, perhaps even put Blue Bird on the Go-Jek platform. More reliable apps will help taxi passengers, an improvement from the poor Blue Bird apps right now.”

    The two companies said they would announce further details about the collaboration soon.

    Monday’s announcement came after a protest in March, where thousands of Indonesian drivers from various taxi companies took to the streets of Jakarta speak up against the ride-hailing app industry, which is often perceived as a threat to the traditional transportation industry.

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  • Blue Bird to use Honda Mobilio taxis

    Blue Bird to use Honda Mobilio taxis

    Taxi operator Blue Bird Group will add the Honda Mobilio multi-purpose vehicle to its fleet in September.

    Blue Bird public relations manager Teguh Wijayanto said the new taxis would charge the regular fare. “The fare will be the same as the regular taxis,” said Teguh as quoted by kompas.com, adding that the Honda Mobilio taxis would be part of its regular fleet, not for its Silver Bird executive service.

    Blue Bird did not reveal the number of Mobilios to be used as taxis as it was still testing the cars.

    Currently, Blue Bird uses five-seater sedans as taxis. The seven-seater Mobilio will be able to carry up to six passengers.

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