FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AutoNation, Inc.
(NYSE: AN), America's largest retailer of both new and used vehicles,
announced today that it will release its financial results for the fourth
quarter and full year ended December 31, 2003 on Thursday, February 5, 2004
before 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive
officer; Mike Maroone, president and chief operating officer; and Craig
Monaghan, chief financial officer, will discuss these results and the
Company's outlook during a conference call and audio webcast that same morning
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
The conference call may be accessed by phone at (888) 428-4480 or via the
Internet (audio webcast) at www.AutoNation.com by clicking on the "About Us"
link, then clicking on "Investors" and then "Webcasts." A playback of the
conference call will be available after 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on February 5,
through February 12, 2004 by calling (800) 475-6701 (access code #716118) or
via the Internet as outlined above.
About AutoNation, Inc.
AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is America's
largest retailer of both new and used vehicles. Ranked No. 93 on the 2003
Fortune 500 and a component of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index, AutoNation
employs approximately 28,500 people and owns and operates 373 new vehicle
franchises in 18 states. For additional information, please visit
http://corp.AutoNation.com or www.AutoNation.com, where more than 100,000
vehicles are available for sale.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and information included in this release constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Additional discussion
of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
management's projections, estimates and expectations is contained in the
Company's SEC filings. The Company undertakes no duty to update its forward-
looking statements, including its earnings outlook.
SOURCE AutoNation, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Marc Cannon, AutoNation, +1-954-769-3145, or
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CO: AutoNation, Inc.
ST: Florida
IN: AUT
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