AutoNation Inc.
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date Of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported) September 9, 2004

AUTONATION, INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
         
DELAWARE   1-13107   73-1105145
  		 
  		 
 
(State Or Other Jurisdiction
Of Incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

110 S.E. 6th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (954) 769-6000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.”

On September 9, 2004, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing plans to implement a streamlined regional management structure that is designed to generate improved efficiency and management effectiveness. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
  AUTONATION, INC.
(Registrant)
 		  
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jonathan P. Ferrando    
    Jonathan P. Ferrando   
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   
 

Dated: September 9, 2004

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit   Exhibit
Number
   Description
99.1
  Press Release dated September 9, 2004 issued by AutoNation, Inc.

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