Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10814 – HEDIN / MOTOR-CAR) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 298/08
Date: 2022-08-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, financial services, maintenance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, retail trade, vehicle parts, vehicle rental, wholesale trade








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5.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/70






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10814 – HEDIN / MOTOR-CAR)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 298/08)

1.   
On 28 July 2022, 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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Hedin Group (Sweden),










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Wiesenthal Autohandels AG’s operations in Slovakia, comprising Motor-Car Bratislava spol s.r.o. (‘Motor-Car’, Slovakia) and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Slovakia s.r.o. (‘MBFSS’, Slovakia).




Hedin Group will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Motor-Car and a non-controlling minority shareholding in MBFSS.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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Hedin Group is active in the wholesale and retail sale of new motor vehicles and original equipment spare parts, the retail distribution of used motor vehicles and spare parts and the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles in Sweden, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and Finland,










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Motor-Car is active in the retail distribution of motor vehicles and spare parts and the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles mainly in Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia,










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MBFSS is active in the provision of financing and leasing services that relate to the distribution of vehicles of the Daimler brands in Slovakia.






3.   
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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.10814 – HEDIN / MOTOR-CAR
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.