REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 6 (Reuters) - Lyft's (LYFT.O) price cuts may have helped the ride-hailing firm make a small dent in Uber's (UBER.N) U.S. market share, but not enough to prevent the bigger rival from reporting its second quarterly operating profit.
Reuters GraphicsFor Lyft, which under new boss David Risher has signaled a more aggressive pricing strategy, market share wins have been slow.
Lyft's share has risen just 200 basis points to 29% since January, when the price war started, YipitData said.
"If Uber wants to take more market share quicker from Lyft, it could lower prices.
Reuters GraphicsBut Uber's growth has slowed.
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Mike Blake, Lyft, David Risher, YipitData, Uber, Adam Ballantyne, that's, Christopher Vandergrift, Akash Sriram, Shinjini
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San Diego State University, REUTERS, Reuters, Cambiar Investors, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Thomson
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