Uber Technologies Inc. and its Indian rival Ola denied a media report that the ride-hailing firms were in talks for a merger.
Ola Chief Executive Bhavish Aggarwal had met with top Uber executives in San Francisco, California, citing two sources.
“That report is inaccurate. We are not, nor have we been, in merger talks with Ola,” Uber said in a statement.
Ola’s Aggarwal tweeted, “Absolute rubbish. We’re very profitable and growing well. If some other companies want to exit their business from India they are welcome to! We will never merge.”
The two companies have been slugging it out in an intensely competitive Indian market and have spent billions in incentives and discounts on passengers.
Uber sold its local food delivery business, Uber Eats, to Zomato Ltd., while Ola shut down its grocery delivery business and has of late invested billions of dollars in its electric vehicle venture, Ola Electric Mobility.
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