The European Union Commission on Wednesday opened a formal investigation into €178 million in Italian state aid to car maker De Tomaso, Dow Jones reported.

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In a statement, the Commission said it had “not been able to establish” that the planned aid complies with regulations regarding state aid, the report said.

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