EX-23.1 3 g83612exv23w1.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the AutoNation 401(k) Plan , of our report dated May 16, 2003 with respect to the financial statements of the Plan included in the Plan’s Annual Report on the Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         
        /s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
         
        Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
         
Oak Brook, Illinois
June 27, 2003