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Exhibit 23.1
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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 14, 2013,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of AutoNation, Inc. as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of
income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, which reports appear in the December 31, 2012 annual report on Form 10-K of
AutoNation, Inc.
•Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 333-179519, 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 14, 2013
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Certified Public Accountants