Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12151 – HASCO / AUMOVIO / BRAKE BOOSTER BUSINESS JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-10-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5667


24.10.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12151 – HASCO / AUMOVIO / BRAKE BOOSTER BUSINESS JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/5667)


1.   
On 14 October 2025, 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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Aumovio Germany GmbH (‘Aumovio’, Germany), controlled by INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. (Germany),










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Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd. (‘HASCO’, China), controlled by SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (‘SAIC’, China),










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Shanghai Automotive Brake Systems Co., Ltd. (‘SABS’, China), Continental Brake Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (‘CBSC’, China) and Continental HASCO Brake Systems (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. (‘CHBSC’), (together the ‘JV’), jointly controlled by Aumovio and HASCO,










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Aumovio’s brake booster business (‘Target Business’), currently solely controlled by Aumovio.




Aumovio and HASCO will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Target Business.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


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






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Aumovio is a global automotive supplier; active in the areas of architecture and networking solutions, autonomous mobility, safety and motion, and user experience.










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HASCO is a global automotive supplier providing technologies, products and services to original equipment manufacturers in the segments of intelligence and connectivity, electrification systems, and lightweight technologies.










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The JV is an automotive supplier that develops, manufactures, and sells (vacuum) brake boosters, calipers, and other automotive braking system components in China.






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The business activities of the Target Business are the following: development, design, manufacture, and sale of brake boosters, specifically vacuum brake boosters for light vehicles for Original Equipment Manufacturer / Original Equipment Services customers worldwide.



4.   
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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


5.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed concentration 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.12151 – HASCO / AUMOVIO / BRAKE BOOSTER BUSINESS JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5667/oj
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