DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
SAI Pensacola A, LLC d/b/a Audi Pensacola for the establishment of Audi vehicles
Notice of Publication for a New Point
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Audi of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Sai Pensacola A, LLC, d/b/a Audi Pensacola as a dealership for the sale and service of Audi motor vehicles (line-make AUDI) at
1.6301 Pensacola Boulevard, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida 32505; and
2.6381 Pensacola Boulevard, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida 32505; and
3.108 Industrial Boulevard, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida 32505 on or after May 6, 2016.
(Pursuant to the letter of intent from Audi of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., to establish Sai Pensacola A, LLC, d/b/a Audi Pensacola, the three locations listed above are one “L” shaped continuous lot.)
Audi of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., has stated in their letter of intent to establish Sai Pensacola A, LLC, d/b/a Audi Pensacola that Audi has been informed that at some point in the future, the street addresses for 6301 and 6381 Pensacola Boulevard. will be merged and renumbered as 6303 Pensacola Boulevard. If and when such renumbering occurs, the physical location of the dealership will not change.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Sai Pensacola A, LLC, d/b/a Audi Pensacola are dealer operator(s): Chip Irwin, 6024 Beacon Shores Street, Tampa, Florida 33616-1317; principal investor(s): SAI Pensacola A, LLC dba Audi Pensacola are: SAI Pensacola A, LLC is 100% owned by SAI FL HC2, Inc. which is 100% owned by Sonic Automotive, Inc., which is a publicly held corporation. Pursuant to Rule 15C-7.004(2)(b)5, Florida Administrative Code, the individuals who manage Sonic Automotive, Inc. are: O. Bruton Smith, Executive Chairman; B. Scott Smith, Chief Executive Officer and President; Heath R. Byrd, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Jeff Dyke, Executive Vice President of Operations. The address for all of the foregoing is 4401 Colwick Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211.
The notice indicates intent to establish the new point 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, 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: Cody Thacker, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., 2520 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 500, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009.
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.
