UNITED STATES
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) October 23, 2007

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

(Former Name Or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 24, 2007, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the press release and related quarterly financial data supplement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 23, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $250 million for the repurchase of its common stock. The Company has $11.6 million remaining under the $500 million share repurchase program authorized in April 2007.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1

Press Release dated October 24, 2007 issued by AutoNation, Inc. and Related Quarterly Financial Data Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

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.

Dated: October 24, 2007

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit				Exhibit
Number				Description
	99.1			Press Release dated October 24, 2007 issued by AutoNation, Inc. and Related Quarterly Financial Data Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.