AutoNation Announces November 2010 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Dec. 2, 2010; AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in November 2010, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 15,511, an increase of 16% as compared to November 2009.  Retail new vehicle unit sales in November 2010 for AutoNation's operating segments were as follows:

• 4,594 for Domestic, up 25% versus November 2009,

• 7,944 for Import, up 15% versus November 2009, and

• 2,973 for Premium Luxury, up 5% versus November 2009.

For the first two months of the fourth quarter of 2010, AutoNation's retail new vehicle unit sales, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 33,041, a 15% increase as compared to the same two months last year.

AutoNation will report December and full year retail new vehicle unit sales on Tuesday, January 11, 2011.

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 244 new vehicle franchises in 15 states. For additional information, please visit corp.AutoNation.com or www.AutoNation.com .