AutoNation (AN) New Retail Sales Up 28% in August; Domestic Sales Up 20%

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in August 2012, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 23,213, an increase of 28% as compared to August 2011.

Retail new vehicle unit sales in August 2012 for AutoNation's operating segments were as follows:

• 6,961 for Domestic, up 20% versus August 2011,
  
• 12,530 for Import, up 42% versus August 2011, and
  
• 3,722 for Premium Luxury, up 6% versus August 2011.

On a daily selling rate basis, AutoNation's retail new vehicle unit sales increased 23%. There were 27 selling days in August 2012 compared to 26 selling days in August 2011.

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