Miscellaneous

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Division of Motor Vehicles

Notice of Publication for the Establishment of a

Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More

than 300,000 Population

Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Mazda Motor of America, Inc. d/b/a Mazda North American Operations intends to permit the establishment of UAG Royal Palm M1, LLC d.b.a. Royal Palm Mazda as a dealership for the sale of Mazda automobiles and trucks at a certain parcel of land lying in Section 31, Township 43 South, Range 42 East, Village of Royal Palm, Palm Beach County, Florida, being a portion of lots 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16 and 17, all of lots 5 and 14, including a portion of Ranger Drive, Christopher Court North and Christopher Court South, according to the Plat of 95th Avenue Industrial Park, as recorded in Plat Book 77, pages 13 through 15, which is approximately four tenths (.4) miles east of US 441 on the North Side of US-98/SR-80/Southern Boulevard between 95th Avenue and Sunshine Road. The dealership will be established on or after November 15, 2006.

The dealer operator of the proposed dealership is Glenn Grosso, 581 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415. The principal investor of the proposed dealership is: United Auto Group, Inc., located at 2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302. The person who manages United Auto Group, Inc. is Roger Penske, Sr., whose address is 2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302.

The notice indicates an intent to establish a dealership 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 proposed replacement.

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: Ms. Nalini Vinayak, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, 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: Greg Smith, Dealer Development Manager, Mazda Motor of America, Inc., 4601 Touchton Road, East, Suite 3100, Jacksonville, Florida 32246.

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.