AutoNation Announces 3rd Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for October 29, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 6, 2009 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, announced today that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 on Thursday, October 29, 2009 before the market opens. 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 that same morning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The third quarter conference call may be accessed at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 29, 2009 by phone at 888-769-8515 (pass code: AutoNation). A live audio webcast and supporting materials for the conference call will be available on AutoNation's website at http://www.autonation.com/ by clicking on "Investor Relations" and then "Webcasts and Presentations." A playback of the conference call will be available after 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time October 29, 2009 through November 06, 2009 by calling 866-487-7599, pass code: 75300.

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 approximately 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.

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