Automobile

NCLAT quashes CCI order punishing Hyundai for Resale Price Maintenance and Tying-in* The National Company Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT/ Tribunal ”) by way of an order dated August 19, 2018 , has set aside the CCI Order dated June 14, 2017 against Hyundai Motors India Ltd. (“Hyundai”) which (...)

CCI directs investigation against Honda Motorcycle and Scooter Private Ltd (Honda) for imposition of vertical restraints on its dealers and for abuse of dominant position* The CCI by its order dated March 14, 2018 has directed the Director General (“DG”) to investigate allegations of (...)

In the wake of its much-awaited decision in the Gaba case, the Swiss Federal Tribunal – the highest Court in Switzerland – handed down its BMW judgment. Both cases concern vertical restraints (absolute territorial protection) and put an end to an issue that has been widely debated, namely (...)

The Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) found that the undertaking Grand Auto from Zagreb did not abuse its dominant position in the provision of repair and maintenance services for the car-makes Land Rover and Jaguar in the territory of the Republic of Croatia. The sole fact that Grand Auto has (...)

CCI approves acquisition of shares of TVS Automobile Solutions Pvt. Ltd by Mitsubishi* By way of order dated 06.09.2019, the Commission has approved the acquisition of shares of TVS Automobile Solutions Pvt. Ltd (“TVS”) by Mitsubishi Corporation (“Mitsubishi”) by way of subscription as well (...)

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, MARKET DEFINITION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARBITRATION, ALUMINUM FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS* On September 4, 2019, the United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division sued to block Novelis, Inc.’s acquisition of Aleris Corporation, alleged to be a “new (...)

In Short: The Situation: The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") has provided details on the unprecedented use of arbitration to resolve its challenge to the proposed acquisition of Aleris Corporation by Novelis Inc. The Significance: Companies now have greater (...)

DOJ AGREEMENT TO USE BINDING ARBITRATION TO RESOLVE MERGER DISPUTE COULD HERALD NEW APPROACH IN ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT* Federal antitrust enforcers may be increasingly looking to arbitrators—instead of federal courts—to be the arbiters of competition law if a new approach in enforcement takes (...)

Summary In this case update, we discuss a 2019 criminal enforcement case in Ireland brought by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the “CCPC”) in conjunction with the Director of Public Prosecutions (the “DPP”), in relation to breaches of procedural merger control law under (...)

A small charitable donation for gun-jumping* After an 18 month investigation involving officials from both the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”) and Ireland’s Director of Public Prosecution, and a first-ever criminal prosecution, a company that gun-jumped Irish merger (...)

Distribution of motor vehicles* The Autorité de la concurrence clears the acquisition of joint control of the company Bernard Participations SAS by the company Emil Frey Motors France and the company Fiber. This transaction led the Autorité to review its method for analysing mergers in the (...)

By a First Phase decision rendered in Eurocar/Dorigoni, the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) gave an unconditional go-ahead to a merger between two dealers admitted to the Italian distribution network for motor vehicles manufactured by the Volkswagen Group (VW). The ICA considered the (...)

On 7 November 2018, the European Commission conditionally approved the creation of six mobility services joint ventures by Daimler and BMW. While the joint ventures will combine Daimler and BMW’s mobility services in ride hailing services, parking services, charging services and other (...)

Mergers: Commission clears the creation of six joint ventures by Daimler and BMW, subject to conditions* The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of six joint ventures by Daimler and BMW, subject to conditions. Daimler and BMW, both active in car (...)

Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of FTE by Valeo, subject to conditions* The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of FTE by Valeo, both automotive equipment suppliers. The decision is conditional on the divestment of Valeo’s passive (...)

Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of Opel by Peugeot* The European Commission has unconditionally approved the acquisition of Opel by Peugeot, under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the relevant markets. (...)

State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigations into individual “excess profit” tax rulings granted by Belgium to 39 multinational companies* The European Commission has opened separate in-depth investigations to assess whether “excess profit” tax rulings granted by Belgium to 39 (...)

State aid: Commission approves €36 million Polish investment aid to LG Chem’s electric vehicles batteries plant* The European Commission has found Poland’s €36 million investment aid to chemical company LG Chem for a new electric vehicle batteries plant in the Dolnoślaskie region to be in (...)

State aid: Commission approves Slovakia’s €125 million investment aid to Jaguar Land Rover* The European Commission has concluded that Slovakia’s €125 million investment aid to Jaguar Land Rover is in line with EU State aid rules. The aid will contribute to the development of the region of (...)

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