DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Gainesville Imports, LLC for the establishment of AUDI 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 Audi of America, Inc., an operation unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Gainesville Imports, LLC, d/b/a Audi Gainesville as a dealership for the sale and service of Audi motor vehicles (line-make AUDI) at 1920 North Main Street, Gainesville, (Alachua County), Florida 32609, on or after July 6, 2015.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Gainesville Imports, LLC, d/b/a Audi Gainesville are dealer operator(s): Erik Day, 20860 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 32609, Larry Zinn, 20860 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 32609 and Warren Zinn, 20860 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 32609, principal investor(s): Erik Day, 20860 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 32609, Larry Zinn, 20860 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 32609 and Warren Zinn, 20860 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 32609.
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, MS65, 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, Audi of America, Inc., Southern Region at 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.
