Cabify in Santo Domingo - Alternative to Uber

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How much do Capitaleños spend a month on Cabify?

40% of trips made from Cabify are paid in cash and the average amount of these trips is RD $ 158

The remaining 60% that is paid with an electronic payment method, the average amount is RD $ 205.

Diario Libre - SANTO DOMINGO 12/09/2019, 09:32 AM

Cabify, the transport company on demand, which is already the second most used mobility application in Santo Domingo, reports that its users, on average, spend about RD $ 1,000 in a month and more than 70% have between 16 and 36 years.

They also reported that 11% of their users use Cabify as one of their main means of mobility and approximately 70% use it as an alternative to their own car.

According to figures from the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII), as of December 31, 2018, there are approximately 1.4 cars per capita in the National District and an average growth of 6.2% in the vehicle fleet.

Trends in other markets where Cabify operates show a decrease in the interest that new generations have in acquiring a car . That purchase that was previously aspirational has ceased to be so in many cases, although there are studies that favor this theory - that millennials do not want to buy cars - and others that contradict it, because according to statistics 44.2% if they are willing to buy used vehicles .

On this data, the Cabify Country Manager in Panama, Dominican Republic and Ecuador, Agustín Jimenez said , “our goal in Cabify globally is to make our cities a better place to live, offering a mobility alternative to our own car through of our technology Santo Domingo, in particular, is a market that has a deep-rooted culture of obtaining a car as another step towards economic self-realization. We are convinced that by offering an affordable and safe alternative we are contributing to improving the mobility plan, for a city with fewer roads and more green areas. That is the Santo Domingo we want. ”

Other relevant data is that 40% of trips made from Cabify are paid in cash and the average amount of these trips is RD $ 158; while for the remaining 60% that is paid with an electronic payment method, the average amount is RD $ 205.

On the cash payment method, Cabify, unlike its main competitor, allows its driving partners to choose whether they want to charge their trips in cash or by card, offering a better experience for them and their users, since they do not have to suffer that their drivers as a 'bad practice' ask passengers to cancel and ask for the trip again, but now, paying in cash.

Finally, the company, adhered to the UN global pact, as part of its commitment to be a socially responsible company and in line with the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), is involved in promoting social responsibility actions that support in the Dominican Republic to change so that citizens reduce the use of private cars, reducing the vehicle fleet and improving the quality of life of its citizens.

About Cabify
Cabify, a company adhered to the UN Global Compact, puts individual users and companies in contact with the forms of transport that best suit their needs. Its main objective is to make cities a better place to live. To do this, it seeks to decongest the streets by providing, through technology, a safe and quality mobility option. In 2019 Cabify integrated its leadership team with that of Easy, both companies belonging to the Maxi Mobility holding company, in addition to integrating the “Taxi” category into its platform. This strategic movement advances Cabify's plan to build the Mobility platform as a leading Service in Latin America and Europe and ensures that Cabify provides more services to its driver partners, and allied taxi drivers, as well as more availability to its passengers.

Founded in 2011, in Madrid, Cabify extended, within a few months, to Latin America and is currently present in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Portugal and the Dominican Republic and adapts to the particularities of the more than 130 cities in which it operates. With an almost entirely Latino team, it stands out for betting on local talent, generating jobs in an industry that is being transformed by technology. Cabify, as part of its commitment to be a socially responsible company and in line with the SDGs, is the first MaaS in Latin America and Europe to offset 100% of the CO2 emissions generated by its operation.

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