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U.S. class sues for antitrust, Canada's Ford revived
2019-08-01
Canada's Ford Motor Co. has also been hit with an aggressive class-action lawsuit, accusing it of violating antitrust rules restricting the export of low-cost Canadian-made cars into the United States.
Canada's Ford Motor Co. has also been hit with an aggressive class-action lawsuit, accusing it of violating antitrust rules restricting the export of low-cost Canadian-made cars into the United States.
U.S. class sues for antitrust, Canada's Ford case revived
The California Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the plaintiff consumers provided sufficient evidence. The lawsuit stems from the auto industry's efforts to reduce the number of vehicles produced between 1990 and 2000 and then "grey market" into the U.S. auto market.
Plaintiffs' attorney Michael Christian said the lawsuit seeks to compensate California customers who bought new cars from 2000 to 2003 for the difference in overpaid.
However, the court declined to resume the charges against Ford.
Charges against U.S. and Canadian automakers, the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association and the National Automobile Dealers Association have been adjudicated, settled or settled in bankruptcy.
The lawsuit alleges that imported Canadian cars cost less than similar U.S.-made cars, and that a 2000 F350 Crewcab 4x4 DRW Lariat imported from Canada could cost $8,265 less than a U.S. version.
The lawsuit accuses the automaker of blacklisting export agents, amending franchise agreements to prohibit export sales, imposing vehicle distribution restrictions, forcibly terminating distributions, invalidating authorizations and refusing to inform export agents about recalls.
The appeals committee said the plaintiffs had provided significant evidence, including phone calls and private interviews with the manufacturer, Ford Canada's general counsel.
Ford Canada spokesman Matt Drennan-Scace said he would not comment on the ongoing lawsuit.
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