DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Cowell Powersports, Inc. for the establishment of KYMC motorcycles
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 Kymco USA, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Cowell Powersports, Inc., as a dealership for the sale of motorcycles manufactured by Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. (line-make KYMC) at 614 US 27 South, Lake Placid, (Highlands County), Florida 33852, on or after October 23, 2014.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Cowell Powersports, Inc., are dealer operator(s): Jeffery Cowell, 16 Meadow Lake Circle, Lake Placid, Florida 33852, principal investor(s): Jeffery Cowell, 16 Meadow Lake Circle, Lake Placid, Florida 33852.
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: Bruce Ramsey, Kymco USA, Inc., 5 Stan Perkins Road, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29307.
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.
