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AutoNation USA Opens Rancho Cucamonga Area Megastore

6 October 1998

AutoNation USA Opens Rancho Cucamonga Area Megastore

    RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Oct. 5 -- AutoNation USA opens its
second used vehicle megastore in the Southern California area today in Rancho
Cucamonga.  The new AutoNation USA, located at 9629 Buffalo Avenue, will be
the 39th AutoNation USA megastore to open nationally.  The other AutoNation
USA megastore in the area is located in Irvine, near the intersection of
Freeway 5 and Freeway 405, at Bake Parkway.
    The Rancho Cucamonga megastore will give consumers in the Valley access to
the high-quality features and services that make the AutoNation USA way an
easier way to buy and own a used vehicle. The AutoNation USA megastore
features enormous selection, no-haggle pricing, a low-pressure sales
environment, a fully equipped and supervised ChildPlay Center, an AutoGear USA
accessory store and a 26,000 square-foot state-of-the-art Automotive Service
Center.
    "In planning the megastores, we asked questions to find out what customers
like and what they don't like," said Jim Trotter, General Manager of
AutoNation USA in Rancho Cucamonga.  "And customers keep telling us to make
the used car buying experience easier and faster. At AutoNation USA, we make
it easy for customers to buy and own the vehicle they want."
    Mike Maroone, President of AutoNation USA's Automotive Retail Group,
added, "AutoNation USA is dedicated to providing local car buyers with a
hassle-free, pleasant shopping experience.  The AutoNation USA brand is based
on two very important philosophies: we respect our customers -- we respect
their time, intelligence and pocketbooks -- and we give our customers
confidence through the entire car-buying and ownership experiences."
    AutoNation USA's new vehicle partners in the Rancho Cucamonga area include
Redlands Ford, Corona Chevrolet & Oldsmobile and Corona Volkswagen, Isuzu,
Subaru.
    AutoNation USA is an operating unit of Republic Industries, Inc.
, a publicly traded company headquartered in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida.  Republic Industries operates subsidiaries in the automotive
retailing, automotive rental, automotive financial services, and solid waste
industries.  The Company owns the nation's largest group of franchised
automotive dealerships.  Republic also owns the National, Alamo and CarTemps
USA car rental companies.