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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 5.2.2019  
C(2019 ) 931 final  
 
 
To the notifying parties:  
Subject : Case M.9203 - PIERBURG / XINGFU / XINGFU ASSETS    
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) 
No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 21 December  2018 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which Pierburg  Pump 
Technology GmbH (" Pierburg ") (Germany), controlled by Rheinmetall Automotive AG  
("RHA "), and Shanghai Xingfu Motorcycle Co., Ltd ("Xingfu") (China), controlled by 
Huayu Automotive Systems Company Limited ("HASCO") , belonging to the group  of 
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) (" SAIC "), acquire, through their 
jointly controlled joint venture company  Pierburg Huayu Pump Technology Co., Ltd 
("Pierburg Huayu"), joint control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)  and Article 3(4)  of 
the Merger  Regulation of the automotive pumps business of Xingfu . The concentration is 
accomplished by way of  purchase of assets .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 Xingfu  is active in the business of manufacturing automotive pumps for companies 
affiliated to SAIC and third parties. HASCO is a publicly listed company mainly 
active in the Chinese market in manufacture and supply of automotive components to 
OEMs of commercial  and passenger vehicles . SAIC  is ac tive in the automobile 
industry,  
 Pierburg manufactures pumps especially for the automotive industry.  
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the 'Merger Regulation '). With effect from 1 December 2009,  the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union ( 'TFEU ') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of 
'Community ' by 'Union ' and 'common market ' by 'internal market '. The terminology of the TFEU will be used 
throughout this decision.  
2  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p.  3 (the 'EEA Agreement '). 
3  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 27 , 22.01.2018 , p.16. 
PUBLIC VERSION  
2 3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the 
notified operation falls within th e scope of the Merger  Regulation  and of paragraph 5 (a) of 
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations 
under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, t he European Commission 
has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the 
internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of 
Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Johannes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .