# C_2011064EN.01001301.xml

| 1.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 64/13 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6083 — Fiat/GM/VM Motori JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 64/10

| 1. | On 22 February 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which the undertaking Fiat Powertrain Technologies SpA, Italy (‘FPT’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat SpA, Italy (‘Fiat’), and General Motors Automotive Holdings, SL, Spain (‘GMAH’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Company, USA (‘GM’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking VM Motori SpA, Italy (‘VM Motori’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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Fiat Group is active in the manufacture and supply of cars, commercial vehicles and agricultural and construction equipment business. In addition, Fiat is active on the automotive components markets and, through FPT, in the design, manufacture and distribution of engines for automotive, industrial, marine and power generation applications as well as the manufacture and sale of transmissions, —
GM is a global automotive manufacturer that operates in the design, manufacture and marketing of automobile vehicles and provides related services, —
VM Motori is active in the design, manufacture and sale of diesel engines for automotive, industrial, agricultural, stationary and marine use. | — | Fiat Group is active in the manufacture and supply of cars, commercial vehicles and agricultural and construction equipment business. In addition, Fiat is active on the automotive components markets and, through FPT, in the design, manufacture and distribution of engines for automotive, industrial, marine and power generation applications as well as the manufacture and sale of transmissions, | — | GM is a global automotive manufacturer that operates in the design, manufacture and marketing of automobile vehicles and provides related services, | — | VM Motori is active in the design, manufacture and sale of diesel engines for automotive, industrial, agricultural, stationary and marine use. |
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| — | Fiat Group is active in the manufacture and supply of cars, commercial vehicles and agricultural and construction equipment business. In addition, Fiat is active on the automotive components markets and, through FPT, in the design, manufacture and distribution of engines for automotive, industrial, marine and power generation applications as well as the manufacture and sale of transmissions, | | | | | | |
| — | GM is a global automotive manufacturer that operates in the design, manufacture and marketing of automobile vehicles and provides related services, | | | | | | |
| — | VM Motori is active in the design, manufacture and sale of diesel engines for automotive, industrial, agricultural, stationary and marine use. | | | | | | |

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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| 4. | 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6083 — Fiat/GM/VM Motori JV, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | J-70 | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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( 1 )  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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