Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10613 – PORSCHE AUSTRIA / WOLFGANG DENZEL AUTO / SAUBERMACHER DIENSTLEISTUNG / JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 20...

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10613 – PORSCHE AUSTRIA / WOLFGANG DENZEL AUTO / SAUBERMACHER DIENSTLEISTUNG / JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2022/C 104/09) 1. On 25 February 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: — Porsche Austria GmbH & Co OG (‘Porsche Austria’, Austria), ultimately controlled by Volkswagen AG, the ultimate parent company of Volkswagen group, — Wolfgang Denzel Auto AG (‘Denzel’, Austria), controlled by ‘Familienstiftung W. Denzel’ and individual members of the Denzel family, — Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG (‘Saubermacher’, Austria), solely controlled by Roth Privatstiftung. This notification concerns the acquisition of joint control by Porsche Austria, Denzel and Saubermacher in a newly established full-function joint venture within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — Porsche Austria: importation and wholesale of motor vehicles (including spare parts and accessories) of the brands Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Porsche, Audi, Škoda, SEAT and CUPRA in Austria, — Denzel: importation and...