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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation (NYSE: AN), America's largest auto retailer, announced today that it has partnered with IndyCar Series Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay to support his Racing for Cancer charity. AutoNation's primary charitable focus over the next two years will be cancer awareness and prevention, and Ryan's charity will serve as a key component of that program. Ryan founded the 501(c)(3) charitable organization following the 2009 passing of his...

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced today that its AMPS Dealership Management System (DMS) is fully integrated with Xtime ServiceCRM, the leading cloud-based customer retention management (CRM) and scheduling platform for the automotive service industry. Albany, NY (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today that its AMPS Dealership Management System (DMS) is fully integrated with Xtime ServiceCRM, the leading cloud-based customer...

UsefulTools.com Signs Two Strategic Partners to Help Convert Calls into Showroom Sales ORLANDO, Fla., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During the 14th Digital Dealer Conference and Exposition held this past May 7-9 in Orlando, Florida, UsefulTools, a Miami-based start-up, announced the launch of its innovative "on-demand" call answering service focused on providing automotive dealerships with scalable capacity and adaptive real-time scripting that are essential components to successfully...

- Total retail new vehicle unit sales in April 2013 increased 10% versus April 2012 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its total retail new vehicle unit sales in April 2013, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, were 22,515, an increase of 10% as compared to April 2012. Same-store retail new vehicle unit sales in April 2013 were 21,950, an increase of 7% as...

This year MADD Broward will benefit in coordination with the “2013 Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash” presented by Ultimate Software and AutoNation, taking place on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Huizenga Park in Ft. Lauderdale. Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 MADD Broward has been selected to participate in BTIG’s Commissions for Charity Day, to be held on May 14, 2013. In its 11th consecutive year, the international Commissions for Charity Day has raised more than $21 million...

- EPS from continuing operations an all-time record(1) $0.68, up 21% compared to the year-ago period FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, today reported 2013 first quarter net income from continuing operations of $83 million, or $0.68 per share, compared to net income from continuing operations of $74 million, or $0.56 per share, for the same period in the prior year, a 21% improvement on a...

LONDON, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Markets recovered from their Wednesday lows and closed the latest trading session on a positive note. The Dow Jones ended its latest session at 14,606.11, up 0.38 percent while NASDAQ was up 0.20 percent to close at 3,224.98. Similarly, S&P also ended at a positive note at 1,559.98, up 0.40 percent. Our research team took a look at the Services sector including major companies like CarMax Inc (NYSE: KMX), AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN), O'Reilly...

- Total retail new vehicle unit sales in March 2013 increased 7% versus March 2012 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its total retail new vehicle unit sales in March 2013, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, were 27,199, an increase of 7% as compared to March 2012. Same-store retail new vehicle unit sales in March 2013 were 26,441, an increase of 4% as...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Mike Jackson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mike Maroone, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Mike Short, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss these results and other information regarding...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its Board of Directors appointed G. Mike Mikan as an independent director effective March 7, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20001017/AUTONATIONLOGO) "We are very pleased to have Mike join the AutoNation Board," said Mike Jackson, AutoNation's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Mike brings a wealth of operational and public...