American Honda Motor Co. v. Bernard's, Inc.

In two separate actions commenced, and later consolidated, in the United States District Court for the District *426of Massachusetts, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda), a distributor of Honda motor vehicles, sought a declaration that Bemardi’s, Inc. (Bemardi’s), and Richard Lundgren Incorporated (Lundgren), both dealers authorized to sell and service Honda motor vehicles (dealers), lacked standing to protest the proposed establishment of a new Honda dealership2 in Westbor-ough because the new dealership’s location was not within either dealer’s “relevant market area” as defined in G. L. c.…