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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9683

17 June 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission authorises Volkswagen buyout of Scania

Brussels, 16/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 16 June 2008, the European Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of Swedish truck and bus manufacturer Scania by the Volkswagen group of Germany. The Commission's examination of the proposed transaction showed that the parties' activities do not overlap as far as their core business is concerned. Volkswagen is mainly a manufacturer of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles and Scania is not active in this market sector. As regards...

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