AUTONATION INC

This Proxy Statement contains information relating to the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AutoNation, Inc. (“AutoNation” or the “Company”) for use at our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Our Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format only, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To attend, vote, and submit questions at the 2024 Annual Meeting, please log in to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AN2024 using the control number on your proxy card, voting instruction form, or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.

Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 4, 2024 (the “record date”) are entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and to vote during the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, there were 41,684,578 shares of AutoNation common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. We made copies of this proxy statement available to our stockholders beginning on or about March 14, 2024.