DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Duval Automotive Gainesville, LLC, d/b/a Smart Center of Gainesville for establishment of Smart vehicles
Notice of Publication for a New Point
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of Less
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Mercedes Benz USA, LLC, intends to allow the establishment of Duval Automotive Gainesville, LLC, d/b/a Smart Center of Gainesville as a dealership for the sale of Smart vehicles by Mercedes Benz USA (line-make SMRT) at 4000 North Main Street, Gainesville, (Alachua County), Florida 32609, on or after November 23, 2013.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Duval Automotive Gainesville, LLC, d/b/a Smart Center of Gainesville are dealer operator(s): David C. Hodges, 12410 Kilmartin Court, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, principal investor(s): Scott McRae, 4000 North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32607.
The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of less 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, 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 US Mail to: Marco Desanto, Mercedes Benz USA, LLC, One Mercedes Drive, Montvale, New Jersey 07645.
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 establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicant's compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.
