Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Ford Motor Company and General Motors Holdings LLC Collaboration

Topics:  Ford Motor Company, General Motors

Patricia A. Brink
Department of Justice
June 19, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 36792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14605]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Ford Motor Company and General Motors Holdings 
LLC Collaboration

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 23, 2013, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Ford Motor Company and General 
Motors Holdings LLC Collaboration (``Ford and GM'') has filed written 
notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal 
Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties to the 
venture and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances.
    Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties 
to the venture are: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI; and General 
Motors Holding LLC, Detroit, MI. The general area of Ford and GM's 
planned activity is the research, development, and production of fuel 
efficient automatic transmissions.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-14605 Filed 6-18-13; 8:45 am]
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