Chinese ride-hail firm Didi Chuxing is setting up an electric car sharing service with 12 automakers, including BYD Co Ltd and the local partners of Ford Motor Co and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance.

Didi, which bought out Uber’s China business in 2016, said in a statement on Wednesday it would build an “open new energy car-sharing system” that would allow members to use vehicles on demand through an app-based system.

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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi said the memorandum of understanding signed with DiDi underlines its commitment to new mobility services at the Alliance, including the launch of robo-vehicle ride-hailing services, as part of the ‘Alliance 2022 strategic mid-term plan’.

Ogi Redzic, senior vice president of Connected Vehicles and Mobility Services for Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, said: “The potential business and technology opportunities that we will explore with DiDi are quite promising. This cooperation fits with the Alliance expansion in vehicle electrification, autonomy, connectivity and new mobility services.”

Chen Ting, General Manager for the Express Mobility Group of DiDi Chuxing, said: “Strategic partnerships with the world’s leading industry players like Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi will enable us to pool our strengths and resources to meet diversified mobility demands and create an open, sharing-based transportation ecosystem, as we innovate vehicles for a future of ride sharing, AI technology and new energy.”

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Didi said the new network would also include Chinese electric carmaker BAIC BJEV, Ford partners Changan Automobile Group and Zotye Automobile, Chery Automobile, Geely Auto, KIA Motors and others.

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