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) October 26, 2006
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 26, 2006, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006. 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.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1   Press Release dated October 26, 2006 issued by AutoNation, Inc. and Related Quarterly Financial Data Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.

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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   
    Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary 
 
 
Dated: October 26, 2006

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit
Description
 
   
99.1
  Press Release dated October 26, 2006 issued by AutoNation, Inc. and Related Quarterly Financial Data Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.

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