AutoNation
Sign in to saveAutoNation, Inc. is an American automotive retailer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which provides new and pre-owned vehicles and associated services in the United States. The company was founded by Wayne Huizenga in 1996, starting with twelve AutoNation locations, and now has more than 300 retail outlets.
Key facts
- Company.name
- AutoNation, Inc.
- Company.logo
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- Company.image
- File:AutoNation_Corporate_Headquarters_2018_Photo.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.founder
- H. Wayne Huizenga
- Company.key_people
- Mike Manley (CEO) Jeffrey Butler (President)
- Company.industry
- Car dealership
- Company.revenue
- (2024)
- Company.operating_income
- (2024)
- Company.net_income
- (2024)
- Company.assets
- (2024)
- Company.equity
- (2024)
- Company.num_employees
- 25,100 (2024)
- Company.location_city
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
- Company.location_country
- United States
via Wikipedia infobox
Company
AN- Industry
- Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
- Exchange
- NYSE
- State of incorporation
- DE
- Entity type
- operating
via SEC EDGAR
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company, Funder
- Founded
- 1981
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, United States
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.467234.0 · ISNI 0000 0004 5904 8607
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.autonationcollisioncenters.com
- Image
- AutoNation Corporate Headquarters 2018 Photo.jpg
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- inception
- 1996-00-00
- Commons category
- AutoNation
- social media followers
- 20927
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- 1996–2008
- 2009–present
- Revenue by product category
- References
- Further reading
- External links
AutoNation, Inc. is an American automotive retailer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which provides new and pre-owned vehicles and associated services in the United States. The company was founded by Wayne Huizenga in 1996, starting with twelve AutoNation locations, and now has more than 300 retail outlets.
AutoNation continued growing by acquiring other companies in the car rental business such as National Car Rental, Spirit Rent-A-Car, Value Rent-A-Car, Snappy Car Rental and more.