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AutoNation Announces 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for Wednesday, October 24, 2007

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 5, 2007 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, announced today that it will release its financial results for the 3rd quarter ended September 30, 2007 on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 before 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive officer, Mike Maroone, president and chief operating officer, and Michael 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 that same morning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The conference call may be accessed by phone at 1-800-230-1059 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 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time October 24, 2007 through October 31, 2007 by calling 800-475-6701 (access code # 885245).

About AutoNation, Inc.

AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is America's largest automotive retailer and America's Most Admired Automotive Retailer by FORTUNE Magazine five of the last 6 years. A component of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index, AutoNation owns and operates 324 new vehicle franchises in 16 states. For additional information, please visit http://corp.autonation.com/ or www.AutoNation.com, where more than 90,000 vehicles are available for sale along with AutoNation's E-Vehicle program.

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