Miscellaneous

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Division of Motor Vehicles
Delray Auto Investors I, LLC (Chrysler)

Notice of Publication for the Relocation of a

Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More

than 300,000 Population

Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, Chrysler Motors, LLC (“Chrysler Motors”) gives notice of its intent to permit the reestablishment of a successor Chrysler dealership at a different location. This relocation does not qualify for any of the exemptions from notice and protest provided in Section 320.642(5), Florida Statutes. The existing dealership is Wallace Dodge, LLC d/b/a Maroone Chrysler Jeep Delray, which is currently located at 700 North Federal Highway, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 33483. Subsequent to sale of the dealership, the existing dealership will close and the successor dealership, Delray Auto Investors I, LLC will be established at 2501 South Federal Highway, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 33483.

The principal investors of Delray Auto Investors I, LLC, whose address is 4250 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064 are: Philip P. Smith, 4250 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064; Michael R. Dayhoff, 4250 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064; and Joseph Accardi, 12038 N. W. 69th Court, Parkland, Florida 33076. The dealer operator of Delray Auto Investors I, LLC, will be Philip P. Smith, whose address is 4250 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064.

Delray Auto Investors I, LLC, whose address is 4250 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064 intends to engage in business at its new location on or after March 15, 2008.

The notice indicates the intent to permit the relocation of the Chrysler dealership to a location 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-makes may have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, 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: Ms. Nalini Vinayak, Administrator, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, 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: Erwin Raphael, Chrysler Motors, LLC, 10300 Boggy Creek Road, Orlando, FL 32824.

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 location, subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.