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Asia-based delivery company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lalamove (货拉拉) is a delivery and logistics company which operates primarily in Asia and parts of Latin America.[1] Lalamove services are currently available in Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Tokyo, Berlin, Dubai, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Cebu, Bangkok, Pattaya, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Jakarta, Dhaka, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City. The company had expanded its services to India in 2018 but was banned by the Indian government in 2020 as part of increasing restrictions on Chinese technology.[2][3]
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The company was founded in Hong Kong in December 2013 by Chow Shing-yuk.[4] Originally called Easyvan, the company was renamed Lalamove in 2014.[5] They quickly expanded to new markets, with Singapore in 2014, and to Bangkok & Taipei by 2015. By 2018, Lalamove was present in 11 cities across Southeast Asia and also commenced operations in India. In 2022, Lalamove launched their operation in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[6][7]
Lalamove expanded for the first time outside of Asia in 2019 by commencing operations in Latin America. They are currently present in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City.
In 2019, Lalamove raised US$300 million in a series D round of funding.[8]
In March 2020, Lalamove made its first strategic investment by participating in a pre-series B funding round for logistics company Inteluck.[9]
During the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, Lalamove launched its Deliver Care CSR initiative to provide free delivery to NGOs.[10] The CSR initiative helped deliver over 200,000 essential items including face masks, hand sanitiser, personal protection equipment and hot meals to frontline medical works and underprivileged families. In total, more than 86,000 beneficiaries were reached.[11] Lalamove also partnered with Quezon City local government in the Philippines to launch the LalaJeep, a new delivery type on the Lalamove app, to help jeepney drivers who were displaced from work due to the community quarantine.[12]
On 24 November 2020, the Government of India banned 45 Chinese apps, including Lalamove, from operating in India, citing security concerns.[2]
In January 2022, reports emerged that Lalamove, along with cargo delivery subsidiaries of DiDi and 58.com, had been summoned by local transportation regulators in Shanghai, after a rising number of cases of drivers providing illegal freight services were noted to originate from the platforms. Lalamove was ordered to rectify these practices that the authorities described as “damage that stems from disorderly expansion". In the same month, Lalamove had already been one of eight companies to be summoned by China's Ministry of Transportation and warned about unclear pricing schemes, rising membership fees, unfair competition, and illegal transportation.[13]
In June 2025, Lalamove announced their first move into electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing with the launch of DuoLa Auto, Lalamove’s own NEV brand. Lalamove's plan to enter EV manufacturing has been in the works for a few years, with initial reports surfacing in 2021. The first product of DuoLa Auto is DuoLa Bafang (多拉八方), an electric microvan designed for the logistics industry. The DuoLa Bafang van is developed and produced jointly with Changan Kaicene, with Changan's own version being sold as the Kuayue Xingguang (星光). Lalamove added “new energy vehicle sales” to its business scope officially in 2023 and stated in its Hong Kong Stock Exchange prospectus that the company is exploring new opportunities in electric commercial vehicle research and development.[14]
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