DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Fuccillo Associates of Florida, Inc. for the establishment of KIA 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 Kia Motors America, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Fuccillo Associates of Florida, Inc., d/b/a Fuccillo Kia of Port Charlotte as an authorized Kia sale and service dealership of Kia (line-make KIA) at 202 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, (Charlotte County), Florida 33953, on or after July 9, 2015.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Fuccillo Associates of Florida, Inc., d/b/a Fuccillo Kia of Port Charlotte are dealer operator(s): William B. Fuccillo, Sr., 110 Munro Drive, Camillus, New York 13031, principal investor(s): William B. Fuccillo, Sr., 110 Munro Drive, Camillus, New York 13031.
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, 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: Percy D. Vaughn, Kia Motors America, Inc., 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1550, Atlanta, Georgia 30339.
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.
