2013-14605. 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.