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Document 52020M9839
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9839 – VGRD/Auto Wichert Assets) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 171/06
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9839 – VGRD/Auto Wichert Assets) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 171/06
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9839 – VGRD/Auto Wichert Assets) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 171/06
PUB/2020/381
OJ C 171, 19.5.2020, p. 11–11
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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19.5.2020 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 171/11 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9839 – VGRD/Auto Wichert Assets)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 171/06)
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On 11 May 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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VGRD GmbH (‘VGRD’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG (‘VW AG’) belonging to the VW Group, |
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Certain assets of Auto Wichert GmbH (‘Target assets’, Germany), owned by Auto Wichert GmbH (‘Wichert’, Germany). |
VGRD (indirectly) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Target assets.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:|
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for VGRD: the operation of several retail outlets in Germany. As regards the VW Group, it is active in the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, coaches, chassis for buses and diesel engines, and motor bikes, each including spare parts and accessories, |
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for the Target assets: four VW dealership outlets in the metropolitan area of Hamburg, Germany, which are active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles of the VW Group brands, VW‐branded OEM spare parts, non-OE spare parts and related services. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9839 – VGRD/Auto Wichert Assets
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).