FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AutoNation, Inc.
(NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, announced today that it
will release its financial results for the third quarter ended on September
30, 2004 before 7:00 a.m. Eastern time, Thursday, October 28, 2004. 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 web cast that same morning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time.
The conference call may be accessed by phone at (800) 762-4717 or via the
Internet (audio web cast) at http://www.AutoNation.com by clicking on the
"About Us" link, then clicking on "Investors" and then "Web Casts." A playback
of the conference call will be available after 12:30 p.m. Eastern time on
October 28 through November 4, 2004 by calling (800) 475-6701 (access code
#750554) or via the Internet as outlined above.
About AutoNation, Inc.
AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is America's
largest automotive retailer. Ranked No. 97 on the 2004 Fortune 500 and a
component of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index, AutoNation employs
approximately 28,000 people and owns and operates 372 new vehicle franchises
in 18 states. For additional information, please visit
http://corp.AutoNation.com or http://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, Inc., +1-954-769-3146, or
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CO: AutoNation, Inc.
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