India Global Business Staff2021-02-11T14:45:07+00:00February 11th, 2021|News in Brief|
India's largest mobility platform Ola said on Thursday it has selected ABB as one of its key partners for robotics and automation solutions for its mega-factory in India that will roll out the much-anticipated Ola electric scooter.
India Global Business Staff2020-12-16T06:05:46+00:00December 15th, 2020|News in Brief|
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola, backed by Japan's SoftBank Group, said on Monday it planned to invest $326 million to set up a factory in the southern state of Tamil Nadu to produce electric scooters.
India Global Business Staff2020-08-20T07:39:29+00:00July 22nd, 2020|In Focus: Covid-19 impact, India Inc Views - India Global Business|
The CEO of Ola, an app based cab service provider, is confident that future solutions to most crises would emanate from the world of tech and Indians would be at the forefront of this change.
Saloni Shah2020-05-29T14:02:39+00:00May 29th, 2020|India Inc Views - India Global Business, News in Brief|
Ola will leverage Etergo’s design and engineering capabilities to build its smart electric two-wheeler product.
Saloni Shah2020-12-11T02:45:58+00:00May 27th, 2020|India Inc Views - India Global Business, News in Brief|
The Bengaluru based firm looks to bet on financial services to diversify beyond its core ride-hailing business.
Saloni Shah2020-05-11T04:18:20+00:00March 27th, 2020|2020, Guest Columns - India Global Business, The Small Print - India Global Business, UK Edition – 27 March-09 April 2020|
Technology is providing opportunities for innovators to identify unique market segments and transform ways of doing business. Highlights: The recent flood of technological innovation has the potential to be more disruptive in a shorter period than ever before. Some Indian businesses that made a tremendous impact on the economy are Capital Float, Paytm, Ola, Myra Medicines and FarEye. In the near future, technologies like 5G, AI, autonomy, hybridity and blockchain will change not only the way business is conducted but [...]
Saloni Shah2019-03-11T14:59:29+00:00February 25th, 2019|2019, Home Page, UK Edition – March 2019|
Ben Legg is the Managing Director of Ola UK and in charge of the Indian ride-hailing company’s expansion strategy for the UK market since its entry last year. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, he traces Ola’s journey in the UK so far, plans for a London launch and prospects of the online transportation model in future. What is Ola's broad strategy for the UK market? Ola wants to reinvent the way people and goods move around, making it [...]
Saloni Shah2018-12-24T12:42:21+00:00December 21st, 2018|2017/2018, Yearender- December 2018|
The year gone by was marked by a number of Indian companies taking their ambitions global and here we highlight some of the start-ups and small and medium enterprises that took a giant leap. OYO expands into China, UK Earlier this year, Indian budget hotel chain OYO announced its arrival in China, where it covers 11,000 (exclusive) rooms across 26 cities, including Hangzhou, Xian, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Xiamen and Kunming. In September, the brand announced its foray into London, [...]
Saloni Shah2020-03-24T11:46:42+00:00October 3rd, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – October 2018|
Foreign companies in India eyeing sizeable growth. HOOQ to double India investments Singapore-based video-on-demand streaming service HOOQ is doubling its India investments and has changed strategy to focus on Hollywood and English premium video content to take on Netflix and Amazon prime, and drive growth in India’s highly competitive over-the-top (OTT) video market. Zulfiqar Khan, managing director at HOOQ India, told Indian media: “We are doubling up on our investments for India. We are investing in content, manpower as well [...]
Saloni Shah2018-09-28T09:46:55+00:00September 12th, 2018|2017/2018, Home Page, UK Edition – September 2018|
Against the backdrop of Ola’s recent entry into the UK market, our industry expert explores the increasingly global appetite of Indian start-ups. As India leapfrogs among global economies, increasing number of Indian start-ups are going global and expanding their global footprint. A decade ago it would have been difficult to think of a young Indian company becoming global so quickly. The only ones that would have thought or would have expanded globally would have been steel giants or an FMCG [...]
