State and federal antitrust class actions against major new vehicle manufacturers alleging conspiracy to prevent the importation of Canadian vehicles for sale in the United States. 

This massive antitrust litigation alleges damage to people who purchased or leased from a U.S. dealer from January, 2001 to the present a new motor vehicle manufactured by any of the defendant automobile companies. The complaint alleges that defendants entered into a series of agreements and a course of conduct designed to prevent new vehicles in Canada from entering the U.S. market.

New vehicle prices in Canada were and are 10% to 30% lower than prices for the same make and model vehicles in the U.S. By eliminating this lower-priced channel of distribution, defendants have avoided price competition and have maintained artificially inflated prices for new vehicles in the U.S. The complaint alleges that defendants' conduct violates federal and state antitrust statutes as well as state consumer protection acts and has unjustly enriched defendants. The complaint seeks monetary reimbursement for the class and an injunction to end this unlawful conduct.

Cases have been consolidated by the Multi-District Litigation panel in the United States District Court for the District of Maine. The consolidated cases include cases originally filed in federal court as well as several cases filed in state courts in Arizona, California, Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Wisconsin.