AutoNation Announces 1st Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 7, 2009: AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, announced today that it will release its financial results for the 1st Quarter on Thursday, April 23, 2009. 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 conference call may be accessed by phone at 888-769-8515 (pass code: AutoNation). The webcast may be accessed by the Internet (audio webcast) at "Investors Relations" and then "Webcasts." On the "Webcasts" page, there will be a link for 1st Quarter webcast. A playback of the event will be available after 1:00 pm Eastern Time April 23, 2009 through April 30, 2009 by call 866-375-1051, (pass code: 75300).