( June 19, 2026, 08:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Japan’s antitrust authority on Friday published a detailed review and separate economic analysis of its Feb. 26 conditional clearance of Toyota Motor’s and Daimler Truck’s plan to combine Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said past reductions in truck competitors were followed by higher Mitsubishi Fuso sales margins, supporting concerns that the deal could raise prices. Remedies include support for Sweden’s Scania as a rival supplier, sales company divestitures or voting rights cuts, information firewalls, Toyota reducing its voting rights in the new holding company, Archion, to below 20 percent and trustee monitoring.The statements are attached (in Japanese)....
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