A Year After Uber Paid €220 Million for Auro, Betancourt López Faces Barcelona’s License Crackdown
Uber paid €220 million for a 30% stake in Auro New Transport Concept in February 2025. The Madrid ride-hailing operator was assembled by Alejandro Betancourt López, and the price rested on something unglamorous: a stockpile of VTC licenses, the permits Spain requires for private-hire vehicles. Sixteen months later, those permits look scarcer still. A proposed…