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AutoNation, Inc. to Webcast Nov. 21st Panel Discussion

Nov 19, 2002

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest retailer of both new and used vehicles, announced today that it will air a live audio webcast of a panel discussion featuring its President and Chief Operating Officer at the upcoming Merrill Lynch Idea Summit.

AutoNation President and Chief Operating Officer Michael E. Maroone will share his views on automotive retailing when the panel discussion entitled "The Dealer's Perspective" occurs Thursday, November 21, 2002 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time. To listen to a live webcast of the discussion, please click on the webcast icon found at the "About AutoNation, Inc." section of www.AutoNation.com or at http://corp.AutoNation.com.

Playbacks of the webcast will be available through December 6, 2002 at the "Webcast" page found in the Investor Relations area of www.AutoNation.com's "About AutoNation, Inc." section. The Investor Relations area can also be found at http://corp.AutoNation.com.

ABOUT AUTONATION, INC.

AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is America's largest retailer of both new and used vehicles. Ranked #101 on the 2002 Fortune 500, AutoNation employs approximately 30,000 people and owns and operates 371 automotive retail franchises in 17 states. For more information, please visit www.AutoNation.com, where more than 96,000 vehicles are available for sale, or visit corp.AutoNation.com.

SOURCE AutoNation, Inc.

CONTACT: Oscar Suris of AutoNation, Inc., +1-954-769-3576, or suriso@AutoNation.com/

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