ComfortDelGro starts to grow taxi fleet again

First rebound after continual shrinkage from 2016

Industry leader ComfortDelGro said it has just placed an order for 200 new hybrid Hyundai Ioniq cabs - its first order in nearly 18 months.
Industry leader ComfortDelGro said it has just placed an order for 200 new hybrid Hyundai Ioniq cabs - its first order in nearly 18 months. ST PHOTO: COMFORTDELGRO
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Even as new private-hire hopefuls are jostling to fill a void left by Uber, the battered taxi industry is seeing signs of a turnaround.

From reducing the number of cabs by up to 20 per cent since ride-hailing apps arrived five years ago, at least two taxi operators are now growing their fleets again.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on May 06, 2018, with the headline ComfortDelGro starts to grow taxi fleet again. Subscribe