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Lawsuit Filed in British Columbia Against Various Auto Manufacturers for Practices in Contravention of Canada's Competition Act

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Information and Plaintiff Registration Available at www.UCanImport.com VICTORIA (CNW) - Auto industry newsletter UCanImport Publications ("UCanImport") announces that the Company is supporting the British Columbia-based law firm, Dinning Hunter Lambert & Jackson, which has filed a lawsuit in British Columbia against various auto manufacturers for practices in contravention of Canada's Competition Act.

UCanImport has agreed to act as a conduit for this lawsuit by hosting related information and registration documentation on its web site at www.UCanImport.com.

The lawsuit, filed on February 26 2008, at Victoria, British Columbia, alleges that BMW Canada Inc., Hyundai Auto Canada Corp., Hyundai Canada Inc., Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc., Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc., Subaru Canada Inc., Toyota Canada Inc., Volvo Cars of Canada and Volvo Group Canada Inc., have, contrary to the federally-regulated Competition Act, implemented unlawful policies designed to curtail imports from the United States into Canada. These policies include: preventing U.S. dealerships from selling new vehicles to Canadians, implementing new mandatory documentation requirements with exploitive fees for distribution, voiding OEM warranties, dictating unnecessary modifications and/or charging exploitive labour rates for modifications and/or inspections, as well as forcing Canadians to wait up to 90-days for the service and/or inspections deemed mandatory prior to vehicle registration. In addition, some manufacturers have refused to provide the mandatory documentation to Canadians, effectively blocking their vehicle certification in Canada.

For more information or to participate in the class action suit please visit www.ucanimport.com/lawsuit.aspx

Media Contact:
David Davies
Tel: (250) 382-4332
Email: ddavies@harbourwerks.com