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


  • Notice of Publication for the Relocation of a

    Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of Less

    than 300,000 Population

    Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that American Honda Motor Co., Inc., intends to allow the relocation of Champions Leesburg, LLC, as a dealership for the sale of Honda motorcycles, from its present location at 2408 West Main Street, Leesburg, Florida 34748, to a proposed location at 10005 Highway 441, Leesburg (Lake County), Florida 34788, on or after October 1, 2007.

    The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Champions Leesburg, LLC, are: dealer operator(s): Donald C. Mealey, 2408 West Main Street, Leesburg, Florida 34748, and Kevin C. Mealey, 2408 West Main Street, Leesburg, Florida 34748; principal investor(s): Donald C. Mealey, 2408 West Main Street, Leesburg, Florida 34748, and Kevin C. Mealey, 2408 West Main Street, Leesburg, Florida 34748.

    The notice indicates an intent to relocate the franchise 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, 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 Licensing 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: Ray Blank, Senior Vice President, Motorcycle Division, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 1919 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, California 90501-2748.

    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.

     

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