Senmiao Technology Announces Ride-Hailing Platform Operating Metrics for February 2022

Senmiao Technology Limited (“Senmiao” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AIHS), a financing and servicing company focused on the online ride-hailing industry in China, as well as an operator of its own online ride-hailing platform, today announced the operating metrics for its proprietary online ride-hailing platform for the month of February 2022. In February 2022, Senmiao reported over 0.7 million total completed orders, a sequential decrease from the over 0.9 million total orders completed in January 2022 as a result of seasonality driven by the Lunar New Year holiday in China and local resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Senmiao’s key cities. The number of completed rides decreased in the first half of February 2022 due to the national holiday but rose back to pre-holiday levels in the third week of the month. Numbers reported since August 2021 include the number of completed orders from Meituan’s ride-hailing platform (“the Major Platform”) utilizing Senmiao’s network of cars and drivers for a set monthly fee.

Since the launch of Senmiao’s online ride-hailing platform in October 2020, approximately 15.5 million rides have been completed using its platform. Approximately 3.3 million rides have been completed on the Major Platform under Senmiao’s new partnership with Meituan, since its commencement in August 2021. The number of drivers completing rides via the platform (known as Active Drivers) in February 2022 was 6,008, a decrease of approximately 15.2% from 7,085 in January 2022.

The table below presents approximate unaudited operating metrics of Senmiao’s online ride-hailing platform since its launch in October 2020.

Completed
Orders under
Old Model
1

(in 000s)

Completed
Orders under
New Model
2
(in 000s)

Total
Completed
Orders

(in 000s)

Total Fares Paid
by Riders

(in 000s USD$)

Active
Drivers

Oct 2020

161

161

531

1,800

Nov 2020

537

537

1,646

3,400

Dec 2020

620

620

1,862

5,000

Jan 2021

910

910

2,626

8,300

Feb 2021

710

710

2,164

7,000

Mar 2021

1,540

1,540

4,492

11,500

Apr 2021

1,790

1,790

5,332

16,500

May 2021

2,154

2,154

6,376

18,000

Jun 2021

2,068

2,068

6,193

18,500

Jul 2021

1,659

1,659

4,864

16,400

Aug 2021

530

432

962

3,001

6,073

Sep 2021

540

480

1,020

3,653

7,519

Oct 2021

531

505

1,036

3,780

7,010

Nov 2021

436

497

933

3,236

7,480

Dec 2021

492

571

1,063

3,788

7,845

Jan 2022

455

492

947

3,413

7,085

Feb 2022

344

371

715

2,651

6,008

Cumulative

15,477

3,348

18,825

59,608

N/A

Under the old model, a rider can search for taxi/ride-hailing services on a Senmiao partner’s platform, which then provides the rider with options for online ride-sharing service providers, including Senmiao. If the rider selects Senmiao, the order will then be distributed to registered drivers on Senmiao’s platform for viewing and acceptance. Senmiao earns commissions for each completed order based on a certain percentage of the value of the order.

2 Under the new model, online ride-hailing requests and orders will be completed on the partner’s platform utilizing Senmiao’s network of cars and drivers for a set monthly fee.

Source: Senmiao Technology Limited