RIDESHARE SERVICE DiDi LAUNCHES IN BRISBANE

• DiDi offerscompetitive rideshare fares and industry-leadingdriver service fee
• DiDi confirms SIXDiDiDAYS, providing free rides on Saturdays up to $20 each trip
• DiDi operates in Melbourne, Geelong, Newcastle and now Brisbane

[Brisbane, July 22, 2019] DiDi, a world-leading mobile transportation platform, has increased its offering to Brisbane upon launching its rideshare service,DiDi Express, in Brisbane today.

The launch of DiDi Express into Brisbane represents a significant milestone, with Australia’s third most populous city becoming the fourth location in which the rideshare service is in operation. Currently, DiDi is also successfully operating in Melbourne, Geelong and Newcastle, providing affordable, reliable and safe on-demand mobility options.

DiDi offers competitive rideshare pricing, which on average makes riding with DiDi up to 10 percent more affordable than other comparable rideshare offerings in those markets.

Furthermore, DiDi has increased its offering to Brisbane rideshare users with the confirmation of an additional three DiDiDAYS post-launch. Therefore, DiDi will providing every Brisbane user one free ride (to the value of $20 each trip) on the following six Saturdays post-launch:

DiDiDAY 1 – Saturday July 27

DiDiDAY 2 – Saturday August 3

DiDiDAY 3 – Saturday August 10

DiDiDAY 4 – Saturday August 17

DiDiDAY 5 – Saturday August 24

DiDiDAY 6 – Saturday August 31

In addition to this, DiDi is excited to provide Brisbane riders with a range of generous offers to celebrate the launch, allowing locals and tourists to explore the Queensland capital. Users who sign up byAugust 18 will receive up to 50 percent off five rides (up to the value of $10 per ride*).

DiDi is committed to maximising its driver-partners’ income with flexible work opportunities. In Brisbane, drivers will benefit from the platform’s industry leading 5.5 percent service fee, meaning each driver keeps 94.5 percent of the trip fare. In addition, as Brisbane is one of the most popular destinations in Australia for Chinese visitors, DiDi’s roaming function will bring more income opportunities to its drivers in the city.

DiDi has a driver hub in Greenslopes to onboard and prepare drivers;interested drivers are encouraged to download the DiDi Driver app today or visit the driver hub for more information.

DiDi Australia General Manager Mr. Lyn Ma said: “We’re excited the time has come to launch our popular DiDi Express rideshare service in Brisbane. To celebrate this, we can announce that we are providing Brisbane with an additional three DiDiDAYS, meaning that Brisbane’s rideshare users can take advantage of a free trip up to the value of $20 on the following six Saturdays after our launch into the city. We do this to thank Brisbane for its warm welcome and we look forward to providing an affordable, reliable and safe rideshare service into the future.”

DiDi’s rideshare service coversthe entire Brisbane urban area with a population of over 2 million, extending north to Bracalba (north-west of Caboolture), west to Ipswich and Amberley and south to Beenleigh.

The company aims to offercutting-edgeAI-powered technologies with local and global operational expertise to address the mobility needs of Australia. DiDi will continuously listen to users’ feedback to improve its product offering and experience with the aspiration of becoming the preferred ridesharing service in the market.

Night Noodle Markets

DiDi has partnered with Brisbane’s Night Noodle Markets. As part of this exciting partnership, DiDi will feature a DiDi Pit Stop lounge area at the Night Noodle Markets, which will allow DiDi users to relax, charge their phone and wait for a DiDi ride home from South Bank. To celebrate DiDi’s partnership with the Night Noodle Markets, DiDi is offering two free rides to the value of $10, which can be used to get to and from the South Bank festival. Users need to download the DiDi-Rider app and enter the promotional code NNM2019 to redeem the free rides.

DiDi and Good Food Month will also hold an Instagram giveaway competition in which three users who post photos and follow and tag @DiDiAustralia and @GoodFoodMonth while including the hashtag #DinnerwithDiDi will win a $10 DiDi ride voucher a day for one year (365 days).

* Excluding tolls and third party charges

About DiDi Australia

DiDi Mobility (Australia) Pty Ltd. (“DiDi Australia”) launched its ride-hailing platform in 2018 with a commitment to building partnerships with drivers, passengers, policymakers and business partners to provide fully localised mobility services in Australia. Headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, DiDi Australia first launched its rideshare service, Express, in Geelong, Victoria in May 2018 and has since expanded to Melbourne (June, 2018), Newcastle, New South Wales (March, 2019) and Brisbane, Queensland (July, 2019). DiDi Australia conducts vigorous driver vetting processes and offers its users comprehensive safety features with 24/7 customer service phone support.

For more information, please visit: https://www.didiglobal.com/au/

About Didi Chuxing

Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”) is the world’s leading mobile transportation platform. The company offers a full range of app-based transportation options for 550 million users, including Taxi, Express, Premier, Luxe, Bus, Designated Driving, Enterprise Solutions, Bike Sharing, E-bike Sharing, Car Rental and Sharing and food delivery. Tens of millions of drivers who find flexible work opportunities on the DiDi platform provide 10 billion passenger trips a year.

DiDi is committed to collaborating with policymakers, the taxi industry and communities to solve the world’s transportation, environmental and employment challenges with smart transportation innovations. The company is working with a growing alliance of car industry players to build out a next-generation auto-solutions and operations platform.

DiDi partners with Grab, Lyft, Ola, 99 and Bolt (Taxify) in a global ride-hailing network that reaches over 80% of the world’s population across over 1,000 cities. Currently, DiDi provides ride-hailing services in Brazil under the 99 brand, operates DiDi-branded mobility services in Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Australia, and provides taxi-hailing service in Japan through a joint venture. By continuously improving user experience and creating social value, DiDi strives to build a safe, open and sustainable mobile transportation ecosystem.

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For further information, contact:

Jie Cao

jie@culper.com.au