Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ESL INVESTORS LLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AUTONATION INC /FL [AN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 GREENWICH AVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2007
(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/01/2007   J(1)   2,455,251 D (1) 8,571,514 (2) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ESL INVESTORS LLC
200 GREENWICH AVE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Theodore W. Ullyot, EVP & General Counsel   08/03/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) ESL Investors, L.L.C. ("Investors") distributed to its managing member, RBS Partners, L.P. ("RBS"), 2,455,251 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer ("Common Stock") in accordance with the terms of the limited liability company operating agreement of Investors. These shares of Common Stock represent a portion of the pro rata pecuniary interest of RBS in the shares of Common Stock it manages for Investors. These shares of Common Stock were held in an account established by the investment member of Investors.
(2) Following the reported transaction, 2,455,251 shares of Common Stock are held directly by RBS, and 8,571,514 shares of Common Stock continue to be held in an account established by the investment member of Investors. In addition, the ownership of Common Stock by the following entities remains unchanged: ESL Partners L.P. ("Partners") holds 32,767,921 shares; ESL Institutional Partners, L.P. ("Institutional") holds 221,701 shares; CBL Partners, L.P. ("CBL") holds 5,712,083 shares; ESL Investment Management, L.P. ("Investment Management") holds 61,964 shares and Edward S. Lampert holds 130,000 shares. Accordingly, the reported transaction has not changed the aggregate number of 49,920,434 shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Edward S. Lampert, ESL Investments, Inc., RBS, Investors, Partners, Institutional, RBS Investment Management, LLC, CBL and Investment Management.
 
Remarks:
Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the Reporting Person
 may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein only to the extent of its pecuniary interest
 therein.  Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Act, this filing shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person
 is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities reported herein in excess of
 such amount.

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