It is said that the taxi's license plates cost up to $1 million pesos (about ~$65,000 USD) here in Mexico. What I didn't know was that that's the resale value,

It is said that the taxi's license plates cost up to $1 million pesos (about ~$65,000 USD) here in Mexico. What I didn't know was that that's the resale value, the price at which the government sells them is actually $1,000 USD ($15,000 pesos). And yeah, the business is THAT good that some people are willing to pay those quantities. Before using Uber I read all those nasty stuff about the company and the rape thing, but at least here in Mexico, the drivers are very nice, the cars are 90% better than the taxis and it's cheaper. It's not a big surprise that the taxi mafia is scared. And I think that speaks for itself.