Section 906 Cert. of Principal Executive Officer

EX-32.1 5 g85510exv32w1.htm SECTION 906 CERT. OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER Section 906 Cert. of Principal Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael J. Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


		/s/ Michael J. Jackson

		Michael J. Jackson
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer October 30, 2003

(1)		The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)		The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.