Uber reportedly loses out on bid to buy Nokia's HERE mapping business

Himanshu, 14 July, 2015

Uber has lost out on its bid to acquire Nokia's HERE mapping business, according to a New York Times report. The ride-sharing start-up had offered $3 billion.

As per the report, the unit might be sold to a consortium of German auto-makers, something which is in-line with what Bloomberg reported last month. However, negotiations are ongoing and a deal is not yet confirmed - Nokia is expecting at least $4 billion, while the auto-makers are looking to acquire the unit for less.

The report also notes that there is a possibility that Uber, which acquired San Jose-based mapping technology start-up deCarta back in March this year, could jump back in.

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Reader comments

  • No Matter
  • 15 Jul 2015
  • niH

Just make a symbolical yearly fee (for example 5 Eur.) I would pay for this exellent app.

  • Anonymous
  • 14 Jul 2015
  • 5Mb

Nokia invested much more in Maps than the 4 billions they are asking for. It's a bargain for any company looking into a mature mapping business

  • priya
  • 14 Jul 2015
  • 9xM

its very useful to find way searching.....best handset....

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