Miscellaneous

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Division of Motor Vehicles
Asbury Automotive Brandon, LP d/b/a Courtesy Chrysler Jeep

                                                                  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 Chrysler Motors, LLC, intends to allow the relocation of Asbury Automotive Brandon, LP d/b/a Courtesy Chrysler Jeep, as a dealership for the sale of Jeep vehicles from its present location at 1728 West Brandon Boulevard, Brandon, Florida 33511, to a proposed location at 9207 East Adamo Drive, Tampa (Hillsborough County), Florida 33619, on or after December 1, 2007.

       The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Asbury Automotive Brandon, LP d/b/a Courtesy Chrysler Jeep are dealer operator(s): Charles Tomm, 4306 Pablo Oaks Court, Jacksonville, Florida 32224 and Robert O'Neill, 1728 West Brandon Boulevard, Brandon, Florida 33511; principal investor(s): Charles Olgesby, Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 622 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017. 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, MS 65, 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: Dave Englen, Jr., Chrysler Motors, LLC, 1000 Chrysler Drive, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326.

       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.