--FILE--Vue d'un logo de BMW à Shanghai, Chine, 29 août 2018. Les compagnies de voiture traditionnelle, avec le groupe BMW à l'avant-garde, sont à la recherche de prendre vo
--FILE--View of a logo of BMW in Shanghai, China, 29 August 2018. Traditional car companies, with BMW Group at the forefront, are looking to take over the Chinese online-based high-end taxi market to offer luxury vehicles with chauffeurs to Chinese consumers. BMW has launched a fleet of 200 units of BMW 5-Series long-wheelbase sedans with full-time drivers in the southwestern city of Chengdu, some half of which are hybrid vehicles, the Munich-based firm said in a press release on Dec. 14. The company will adapt its product offering to target tourists staying in five-star hotels, as well as conference visitors. The new fleet will extend the services of BMW's and Chinese car-sharer EVCard's ReachNow platform which put 100 BMW i3s on the streets of Chengdu for time-sharing in December last year. After opening a Chengdu unit called BMW Mobility Service in April, the German firm got a license to operate a taxi platform as the first foreign-funded car company in China last month.