AutoNation 2011 Annual Report Download - page 124

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 124 of the 2011 AutoNation annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 129

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129

Exhibit 23.1

The Board of Directors
AutoNation, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements listed below of AutoNation, Inc. of our reports dated February 13, 2012,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of AutoNation, Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated income
statements, statements of shareholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2011, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, which reports appear in the
December 31, 2011 annual report on Form 10-K of AutoNation, Inc.
Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 333-157354, 333-44611, 333-35749, 333-29217, 333-23415, 333-20667, 333-18009, 333-08479,
333-04269, 333-01757, 033-65289, 033-63735, 033-62489, and 033-61649);
Form S-4 (Registration Nos. 333-41505 and 333-17915); and
Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-175830, 333-170737, 333-150756, 333-143250, 333-130019, 333-81888, 333-90819, 333-
56967, 333-42891, 333-29265, 333-20669, 333-19453, 033-93742, and 333-07623).
/s/ KPMG LLP
February 13, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Certified Public Accountants