Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles  


  • Varsity Cycle, Inc., for the line-make APRI

    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, notice is given that Piaggio Group Americas, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Varsity Cycle, Inc., as a dealership for the sale of motorcycles manufactured by Aprila of Piaggio & C. SPA Company, (line-make APRI) at 1700 Alton Road, Miami Beach (Miami-Dade County), Florida 33139, on or after October 23, 2011.

    The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Varsity Cycle, Inc., are dealer operator(s): Tony Cappadona, 1700 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Florida 33139; principal investor(s): Tony Cappadona, 1700 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.

    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: 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 U.S. Mail to: Michael J. Babich, Piaggio Group Americas, Inc., 257 Park Avenue South, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10010.

    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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