Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles


  • JG 64, LLC

                                                               Notice of Publication for a New Point

                                                  Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More

                                                                              than 300,000 Population

    This is a corrected notice of the original notice published on November 2, 2007

           Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, (“SET”) intends to allow the establishment of JG 64, LLC d/b/a Toyota of Lakewood Ranch and d/b/a Scion of Lakewood Ranch (“Toyota of Lakewood Ranch”) as an additional dealership for the sales and service of Toyota vehicles at 6219 East State Road 64, Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida 34208.

           The dealership will be authorized to sell and service Toyota vehicles. It is the position of SET that the Scion models of Toyota vehicles do not constitute a separate line-make. However, to the extent that Scion may be deemed to a separate line-make, this notice also pertains to the sales and service of Scion vehicles.

           Toyota of Lakewood Ranch will open at its proposed location on or after February 1, 2008.

    The dealer operator and principal of investor of Toyota of Lakewood Ranch is James C. Gettel, 30 Lighthouse Point Drive, Longboat Key, Florida 34228.

           The notice indicates an intent to establish the dealership at 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-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, 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 mail to: Lori Engwiller, Senior Market Representation Coordinator, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, 100 Jim Moran Boulevard, SETDF 119, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442.

           If no petition 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.

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