8-K

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                       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) May 31, 2000
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                                AUTONATION, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



                 1-13107                                        73-1105145
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               (Commission                                     (IRS Employer
               File Number)                                  Identification No.)


            110 SE 6th Street                                      33301
            Ft. Lauderdale, FL                                     -----
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  (Address of principal executive offices)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (954) 769-6000
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                                      N.A.
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On May 31, 2000, AutoNation, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors has granted final
approval of the spin-off of ANC Rental Corporation ("ANC Rental"). The Company
announced a record date for the spin-off of June 16, 2000 and a distribution
date of June 30, 2000. The Company's Board of Directors also set the
distribution ratio for the spin-off at one share of ANC Rental common stock for
every eight shares of AutoNation common stock owned on the record date. A copy
of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

   (a)   Not applicable

   (b)   Not applicable

   (c)   Exhibits.


         EXHIBIT NO.                DESCRIPTION
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         99.1                       Press Release of the Company dated
                                    May 31, 2000
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                                   SIGNATURES


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

                                                      AUTONATION, INC.



Date: May 31, 2000                                    /s/ MICHAEL J. JACKSON
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                                                      Michael J. Jackson,
                                                      Chief Executive Officer
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                               INDEX OF EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT NUMBER             EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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99.1                       Press Release of the Company dated May 31, 2000















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EX-99.1

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

AUTONATION BOARD APPROVES ANC RENTAL TAX-FREE SPIN-OFF

AutoNation Shareholders To Receive One Share of ANC Rental Corporation For Every
Eight AutoNation Shares; Record Date is June 16, 2000; Distribution Date is
June 30


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of
AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN - news) today granted final approval of the tax-free
spin-off of ANC Rental Corporation to AutoNation shareholders. In the spin-off,
each AutoNation shareholder of record as of June 16, 2000, will receive one
share of ANC Rental Corporation for every eight shares of AutoNation owned. The
Board established a distribution date of June 30, 2000. The distribution is
subject to customary conditions, including government approval and closing of
the financing necessary for ANC Rental to operate as an independent, publicly
traded company.
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As of the distribution date, ANC Rental Corporation will be an independent
public company and has applied to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the
symbol "ANCX." ANC Rental Corporation comprises the Alamo, National and CarTemps
USA vehicle rental companies. AutoNation will continue to trade on the New York
Stock Exchange under its symbol "AN."

AutoNation emphasized that a stockholder vote is not required in connection with
the spin-off and that holders of AutoNation's common stock as of the record date
do not need to take any action to participate in the spin-off. The Company also
said that the spin-off does not impact shareholders' ownership of existing
common stock as shareholders will continue to own their AutoNation stock in
addition to receiving shares of ANC Rental Corporation.

AutoNation Chairman H. Wayne Huizenga said, "The spin-off of ANC Rental
Corporation rewards AutoNation's shareholders with a tax-free dividend of shares
in a second public company."

AutoNation Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Jackson, said, "With the spin-off
complete, AutoNation will be the largest pure-play automotive retailer in
America. We are very pleased that management's full focus, and attention can now

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be placed on our automotive retail operations. We are also taking this
opportunity to re-state our commitment to building long-term value for the
shareholders of AutoNation."

AutoNation, Inc. is America's largest automotive retailer, on and off the web,
with more than 400 new vehicle franchises in 19 states and more than 200 web
sites. AutoNation is a Fortune 100 company (#63) with more than $20 billion in
annual revenue, including $1 billion of Internet-related revenue through the
sale of 46,000 vehicles last year. AutoNation's sales of vehicles via the
Internet are expected to reach $1.75 billion this year, once again making it the
largest automotive retailer on the Internet.

ANC Rental Corporation is one of the world's largest car rental companies with
annual revenue of approximately $3.5 billion and an average daily fleet of about
339,000 vehicles in 1999. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ANC employs
approximately 22,000 associates worldwide.

Certain statements and information included in this press release constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied in such forward-looking statements. Additional discussion of factors
that could cause the actual results to differ materially from management's
projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is contained in the SEC
filings.

SOURCE: AutoNation, Inc.