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AutoNation Announces 2nd Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2008

Jul 10, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, announced today that it has moved the release of its financial results for the 2nd quarter ended June 30, 2008 to Thursday, July 24, 2008 from the previously announced date of July 31, 2008. Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive officer, Mike Maroone, president and chief operating officer, and Mike Short, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss these results and information regarding the Company's business and operating environment during a conference call and audio webcast on July 24, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

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The conference call may be accessed by phone at 888-769-8515 (pass code: AutoNation) or via the Internet (audio webcast) at http://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 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time July 24, 2008 through July 31, 2008 by calling 866-562-6304.

About AutoNation, Inc.

AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is America's largest automotive retailer. A component of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index, owns and operates 321 new vehicle franchises in 15 states. For additional information, please visit http://corp.AutoNation.com or www.AutoNation.com, where more than 90,000 vehicles are available for sale.

SOURCE AutoNation, Inc.

CONTACT:
Marc Cannon of AutoNation, Inc.
+1-954-769-3146
cannonm@autonation.com