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| 19.5.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 171/11 |
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19.5.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 171/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9839 – VGRD/Auto Wichert Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 171/06)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | VGRD GmbH (‘VGRD’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG (‘VW AG’) belonging to the VW Group, |
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VGRD GmbH (‘VGRD’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG (‘VW AG’) belonging to the VW Group,

| — | Certain assets of Auto Wichert GmbH (‘Target assets’, Germany), owned by Auto Wichert GmbH (‘Wichert’, Germany). |
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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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| — | 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 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,

| — | 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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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.

4.

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:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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