Notice of Publication for the Establishment of a
Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, that Chrysler Group Carco LLC d/b/a Chrysler Group LLC (“Chrysler Group”) intends to establish a Dodge motor vehicle dealership for the sale of new Dodge motor vehicles, known as Suncoast Chrysler Jeep, Inc. d/b/a Suncoast Chrysler Jeep Dodge (“Suncoast”), at 8755 Park Boulevard, Seminole (Pinellas County), Florida 33777 (the “Proposed Location”). The name and address of the dealer-operator of Suncoast is Wayne F. Schmidt, Sr., 8755 Park Boulevard, Seminole, Florida 33377. The names and addresses of the principal investors in Suncoast are: Wayne F. Schmidt, Sr., 8755 Park Boulevard, Seminole, Florida 33377; Wayne F. Schmidt, Jr., 8755 Park Boulevard, Seminole, Florida 33377; and, Philip A. Schmidt, 8755 Park Boulevard, Seminole, Florida 33377
Suncoast will be located in Pinellas County, which has a population of more than 300,000 according to the most recent data of the United States Census Bureau or the data of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research of the University of Florida.
Certain presently existing Dodge franchised motor vehicle dealers may have standing to protest the proposed establishment of Suncoast at the Proposed Location, as described in subsection (3) of Section 320.642, Florida Statutes. Please be advised that a petition or complaint by any existing Dodge franchised motor vehicle dealer with standing to protest pursuant to subsection (3) must be filed within 30 days following the date of publication of this notice in the Florida Administrative Weekly. Such written petitions or complaints must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635, and received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within said 30 day period. A copy of such petition or complaint also must be mailed to: Phil Langley, Chrysler Group, 10300 Boggy Creek Road, Orlando, FL 32824.
If no petitions or complaints are received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (the “Department”) within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice, the Department will issue a final order approving the proposed establishment of Suncoast at the Proposed Location, subject to Suncoast’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.