Miscellaneous

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Division of Motor Vehicles

Notice of Publication for the Relocation of a

Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More

than 300,000 Population

Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, intends to allow the relocation of Expressway Toyota, Inc., d/b/a Expressway Toyota and d/b/a Expressway Scion, as a dealership for the sale of Toyota and Scion vehicles from its present location at 150 Northwest 79th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33126, to a proposed location at 9775 Northwest 12th Street, Miami (Dade County), Florida 33172, on or after March 1, 2007.

The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Expressway Toyota, Inc., d/b/a Expressway Toyota and d/b/a Expressway Scion, are dealer operator(s): Leonardo A. Perez, 150 Northwest 79th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33126; principal investor(s): Marc A. Kahn, 150 Northwest 79th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33126.

The notice indicates intent to relocate the franchise in a county of more than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

Certain dealerships of the same line-make may have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, as amended by Chapter 88-395, Laws of Florida, to file a petition or complaint protesting the application.

Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Administrator, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, MS65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.

A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by U.S. Mail to: Janet Shope, Senior Market Representation Manager, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, 100 Jim Moran Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442.

If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the relocation of the dealership, subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.