Brussels, 13 August 2025
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Robert Bosch GmbH (‘Bosch’) of Germany and Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan.
The transaction relates primarily to the provisions of battery-related services for electric vehicles.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given that the joint venture has negligible activities in the European Economic Area and the companies’ limited market positions resulting from the proposed transaction. The notified transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure. This summary approval is an example of the Commission reducing the regulatory burden on companies and quickly approving a transaction that will clearly not hurt competition in Europe, and which rather aims to support the electric vehicle sector, a pivotal sector for decarbonisation efforts in Europe and beyond.
More information is available on the Commission’s competition website, in the public case register under the case number M.12041.