AutoNation, Inc. to Offer Webcast of Its Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 17, 2001

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 16 AutoNation, Inc. ,
America's largest automotive retailer on and off the web, announced today that
it will webcast its 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, May 17,
at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.
    The webcast will feature Wayne Huizenga, Chairman of the Board of
AutoNation; Mike Jackson, Chief Executive Officer; Michael E. Maroone,
President and Chief Operating Officer; and Craig T. Monaghan, Chief Financial
Officer.  Interested parties are advised that the webcast will be a "listen
and view only" presentation and that no provision has been made for webcast
viewers to participate in the meeting in any way.
    To listen to the presentations and review the slides via webcast,
interested parties should log on to http://www.autonation.com and click on the "Visit
Our Corporate Site" icon.  From that point, webcast participants should click
on the Webcast icon.  A replay of the webcast will be available for two weeks
commencing 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday, May 17, 2001 by visiting the
"Presentations" section of the Investor Relations page of AutoNation's
corporate site.

    About AutoNation, Inc.
    AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is America's
largest automotive retailer, on and off the Web.  AutoNation, which is ranked
#83 on the Fortune 500, employs approximately 31,000 people and owns and
operates 375 automotive retail franchises in 17 states.

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