DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Re-advertisment of Broward Automotive, Inc., d/b/a Lighthouse Point for relocation of Audi
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 Audi of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., intends to allow the relocation of Broward Automotive, Inc., d/b/a Audi Lighthouse Point as a motor vehicle dealership authorized to sell and service new Audi motor vehicles (line-make AUDI) from its present location at 4250 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, (Broward County), Florida 33064, to a proposed location at 1200 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, (Broward County), Florida 33304. Upon relocation, Broward Automotive, Inc., will do business as Audi Ft. Lauderdale on or after October 1, 2013.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Broward Automotive, Inc., d/b/a Audi Ft. Lauderdale are dealer operator(s): Bruce Qvale, 5555 North State Road 7, Coral Springs, Florida 33067, principal investor(s): Qvale Auto Group, Inc., 901 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California 94109, Qvale Enterprises, LLC, 901 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California 94109, Bruce H. Qvale 2006 Revocable Trust Date 12/15/2006, 901 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California 94109 and Bruce H. Qvale, 901 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California 94109.
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: 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, Audi of America, Inc. an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., 2200 Ferdinand Porsche Drive, Herndon, Virginia, 20171.
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.
