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AutoNation, Inc. Plans Webcast of Investor Presentation

Apr 6, 2001

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN) announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Jackson, and its Chief Financial Officer, Craig Monaghan, will make a presentation regarding AutoNation's long-term business strategy, at the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Global Automotive Conference on Wednesday, April 11, 2001. A live webcast of the audio and slide portions of the presentation will be available on the Investor Relations section of the AutoNation Web site, which can be accessed by logging on to www.autonation.com and then clicking on the "Visit Our Corporate Site" icon, where further instructions appear.

The webcast will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. EST on April 11, 2001. Interested parties are advised to log into the webcast at least 15 minutes early. The webcast will be archived on the Investor Relations section of the AutoNation Web site through Wednesday, April 18, 2001.

AutoNation, Inc. headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is America's largest automotive retailer, on and off the Web. AutoNation, which is ranked #83 on the Fortune 500, employs approximately 31,000 people and owns and operates 375 automotive retail franchises in 17 states. Additional information is available at www.autonation.com. SOURCE AutoNation, Inc.

CONTACT: Jim Donahue of AutoNation, Inc., 954-769-2331/