FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan 14, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- AutoNation, Inc.
(NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, announced today that it
will release its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31,
2004 on Thursday, February 3, 2005 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 information regarding the Company's business and
operating environment 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 (800-288-8961) 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
February 3 through February 10, 2005 by calling (800) 475-6701 (access code
#765878) 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 360 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.
SOURCE AutoNation, Inc.
Marc Cannon of AutoNation, Inc., +1-954-769-3146, or cannonm@autonation.com
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