Mike Jackson and Fritz Henderson to Host Nova Southeastern University's 'Road Ahead Forum' Town Hall Meeting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 6, 2009 -- AutoNation, Inc. , Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive officer of AutoNation, America's largest automotive retailer, and Fritz Henderson, CEO of General Motors, will jointly host a town hall meeting on October 8, 2009 to discuss the future of the automobile industry.

The meeting will be presented by Nova Southeastern University's H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business. Topics to be discussed will include, among others, the dramatic reinvention of our auto-driven economy and the revitalization of the motor vehicle industry. The webcast can be accessed at 8:30 am and will be available for replay until October 23, 2009.

The event may also be accessed by the Internet (audio webcast) at http://www.autonation.com/ by clicking on the "About Us" link then clicking on "Investors" and then "Webcasts."

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, AutoNation owns and operates 252 new vehicle franchises in 15 states. For additional information, please visit http://corp.autonation.com/ or www.AutoNation.com, where more than 70,000 vehicles are available for sale.