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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels,  30.5.2022  
C(2022 ) 3643 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
Pon Holding Germany GmbH 
SiemensstraBe 1 -3  
49661 Cloppenburg  
Germany  
 
Timm Moll  
Cimbemstrasse 25a  
D-40545 Diisseldorf  
Germany  
Subject : Case M. 10579 – PON HOLDING  / AUTOHAUS ADELBERT MOLL / 
FLEXXDRIVE  
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 2 May 2022 , the  European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which Pon Holding 
Germany GmbH (“Pon Holding”, Germany), belonging to the Pon group , and Mr. 
Timm Moll (Germany) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b ) and 3(4) of 
the Merger Regulation joint control over Pon Luxury Cars GmbH (“PLC”, Germany), 
controlled by  Pon Holding , Autohaus Adelbert Moll GmbH & Co. KG (“Autohaus 
Moll”, Germany), controlled by Mr. Timm Moll, and FlexxDrive GmbH 
(“FlexxDrive”, Germany), controlled by Mr. Timm Moll by way of purchase  of 
shares .3 
                                                 
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 193, 12.5.2022, p. 19. 

2 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned  are the following : 
 — Pon group operates in a wide range of markets , from passenger and 
commercial vehicles and bicycles to road cons truction and earthmoving 
machines, generators and total solutions for the shipping industry ,  
 — Mr Timm Moll is a natural person residing in Düsseldorf, Germany. His 
business activities focus on the automotive sector and are concentrated in 
Autoha us Moll and FlexxDrive,  
 — PLC is a luxury car dealer, based in Cologne, Germany , 
 — Autohaus Moll is a car dealer of multiple brands based in and around 
Düsseldorf and Hannover, Germany , 
 — FlexxDriv e is a company active in the short -term car rental business in 
Germany . 
3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that 
the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger  Regulation  and of 
paragraph 5 (c) 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, the European 
Commission has decided not to oppose the noti fied 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)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .