They’d be forced to divest from some of their US subsidiaries, so one of the brands would become an independent car company with brand and technology licensing agreements but independent management and shareholders.
For example when InBev merged with Anheuser-Busch they had to sell Labbat’s USA operations to FIFCO USA with geographic exclusive rights to their brands to get the deal through the US DoJ. EU regulators forced Dow and DuPont to divest of much of their crop protection stuff in Europe to complete the US merger.
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They’d be forced to divest from some of their US subsidiaries, so one of the brands would become an independent car company with brand and technology licensing agreements but independent management and shareholders.
For example when InBev merged with Anheuser-Busch they had to sell Labbat’s USA operations to FIFCO USA with geographic exclusive rights to their brands to get the deal through the US DoJ. EU regulators forced Dow and DuPont to divest of much of their crop protection stuff in Europe to complete the US merger.