Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor 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, Subaru of America, Inc./South Central Region, intends to allow the establishment of Lender Services, Inc., d/b/a Eddie Mercer Subaru, as a dealership for the sale of Subaru vehicles at 7050 Pensacola Boulevard, Pensacola (Escambia County), Florida 32505, on or after August 1, 2006.

    The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Lender Services, Inc., d/b/a Eddie Mercer Subaru, are dealer operator(s): Eddie Mercer, 7050 Pensacola Boulevard, Pensacola, Florida 32505; principal investor(s): Eddie Mercer, 7050 Pensacola Boulevard, Pensacola, Florida 32505.

    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: 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 U.S. Mail to: John Thamert, Regional Business Management Manager, Subaru of America, Inc./South Central Region, 220 The Bluffs, Austell, Georgia 30168.

    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.

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