Caught on camera, is it true that Gojek has entered Malaysia?

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – A report says that Gojek will enter Malaysia. This adds to the long list of markets that the company has operations in Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.

The report comes from The Edge Markets, who said the Gojek logo was seen on a Honda City in Kuala Lumpur. The car with the Gojek logo was filmed by the crew and accompanied by a police motorbike, quoted from Advertising MarketingFriday (24/6/2022).

For information, sector ride-hailing in Malaysia is dominated by Grab, which is also a competitor to Gojek in Indonesia. Data from solutions and science advisory firm Blackbox, Grab is the most used in Malaysia at 94%. In addition there are also MyCar and Maxim which pocketed only 3% and 2%.

The competition between Gojek and Grab is also known to extend to the Southeast Asia region. Grab is the champion for frequently used apps in Southeast Asia with 75%.

Gojek is in second place with a 13% difference. After the two giants, there is also Comfort (2%) and Becar/beboke 2%.

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At the beginning of last year, Grab and Gojek were rumored to be joining forces. According to a report, Gojek is said to have ‘made substantial progress’ to join Grab. However, the rumor was dispelled after Gojek finally announced it had joined Tokopedia. The two Indonesian tech giants formed Goto.

According to Lowyat, Currently, Gojek is not on the list of vehicle-sharing service providers in Malaysia. The Malaysian Land Transport Agency (APAD) as of 7 June lists 33 companies e-hailing, without the Gojek name.

Gojek Deputy Chief of Corporate Affairs Audrey Petrini denied the news. According to him, Gojek services are currently not available in Malaysia.

“We also don’t have plans to enter the Malaysian market. The vehicles seen are part of the shooting requirements for campaign materials that will be launched by the end of the year for customers in Gojek’s operational areas at this time,” he told CNBC Indonesia, Friday (24/6/). 2022).

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