Appellate Court of Illinois August 30, 2000, 5-98-0016 (Belleville Toyota, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.)

JUSTICE CHAPMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves a claim by a Toyota dealership against the defendants, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., the authorized importer of new Toyota vehicles into the United States, and Toyota Motor Distributors, the wholesale distributor of those vehicles (collectively, defendants). Since 1973, the plaintiff, Belleville Toyota, Inc.