{
  "id": 12820688,
  "title": "Online-Autohandel: mobile.de darf Carwow übernehmen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/online-autohandel-mobile-de-darf-carwow-ubernehmen",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:53:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/online-autohandel-mobilede-darf-carwow-uebernehmen/100260660.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Bonn - The parent company of the automobile portal mobile.de, Oak Germany Buyer GmbH, has been granted permission to acquire the German business of platform Carwow. The Federal Cartel Authority approved the deal, as outlined in a communication. The transaction was previously subject to regulatory approval. The firms' activities largely complemented each other, intersecting only minimally, the cartel authority stated. Mobile.de's core business involves mediating the sale of used cars from dealers to private buyers, while Carwow focuses on new vehicles. Customers can configure and arrange offers for vehicles of various brands on the platform. Both portals also offer the mediation of leasing contracts for vehicles. Cartel Authority President Andreas Mundt noted, \"Mobile.de particularly dominates the used car mediation market. The acquisition of Carwow does not significantly enhance this dominance.\" Furthermore, Mobile.de competes strongly with AutoScout24. Mundt added, \"We therefore approved the project.\" The British company Carwow is headquartered in London.",
  "summary": "Die Muttergesellschaft der Fahrzeugbörse mobile.de möchte das Deutschland-Geschäft der Plattform Carwow kaufen. Das Bundeskartellamt hat nun grünes Licht gegeben.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}