DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Relocation for Crown VC LLC, d/b/a Crown Volvo Cars and line-make VOLV vehicles
Notice of Publication for the Relocation of a
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Volvo Group North America, LLC, intends to allow the relocation of Crown VC LLC, d/b/a Crown Volvo Cars as a dealership for the sale of Volvo vehicles (line-make VOLV) from its present location at 13525 US Highway 19 North, Clearwater, (Pinellas County), Florida 33764, to a proposed location at 6001 34th Street North, St. Petersburg, (Pinellas County), Florida 33714, on or after July 5, 2019.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Crown VC LLC, d/b/a Crown Volvo Cars are dealer operator(s): Dwayne Hawkins, 6001 34th Street North, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33714, principal investor(s): Dwayne Hawkins, 6001 34th Street North, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33714, James Myers, 6001 34th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33714.
The notice indicates intent to relocate the franchise 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, 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: Jaime Williams, 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: Robert R. Allen, Volvo Group North America, LLC, 315 Sigma Drive, Summerville, South Carolina, 29486.
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.
