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- ADT, AutoNation could pair without merger. (ADT Automotive Inc.; AutoNation USA)
- ADT Automotive Inc. and AutoNation USA has closed a used car reconditioning pact despite the failed merger between parent companies ADT Ltd. and Republic Industries Inc. ADT Automotive will provide reconditioning services to AutoNation until the used-car superstore has developed its own reconditioning network. The $4.9 billion merger was abandoned...
- Research articles 1996-10-07
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- Megadealer Charges Ahead with Opening of Second Detroit-Area AutoNation USA.(Originated from Detroit Free Press)
- May 28--As Canton city officials munch hors d'oeuvres with high-powered executives tonight to celebrate the grand opening of metro Detroit's second AutoNation USA, Wall Street's optimism for the maverick used-car chain may be fading. AutoNation and its parent company, Florida-based Republic...
- Research articles 1997-05-28
- Used-Car Superstore AutoNation USA Plans Site in Largo, Fla.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
- Jul. 12--Autonation USA, the new H. Wayne Huizenga-led chain that sells used cars with warranties and no-haggle pricing, has filed a site plan to build one of its first stores in Largo. Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation has filed plans with Pinellas County for a store that would...
- Research articles 1996-07-12
- Republic Industries Opens AutoNation USA Superstore in Dublin, Calif..
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 24 -- DUBLIN, Calif. -- After a year of misses and financial losses with giant used car "superstores" in other cities, Republic Industries Inc. hopes it has the right elements for success in the East Bay. ...
- Research articles 1999-02-24
- Republic plans GM malls. (Republic Industries' AutoNation USA's planned General Motors auto mall in Southern California)
- Republic Industries Inc.'s AutoNation USA has proposed the construction of a General Motors auto mall in Southern California. The mall is expected to set a new standard in automobile dealership for the 21st century while sales are expected to reach 18,000 vehicles worth $350 million annually. Comstock, Crosser and Associates...
- Research articles 1997-04-07
- AutoNation USA centers put used-car spin on an OEM idea. (original equipment market) (includes related article on Republic Industries laying-off of personnels)
- AutoNation USA is a group of used-car stores owned by Republic Industries Inc. that reconditions used cars. The reconditioning process involves a 165-point inspection which includes a spin around a test track to determine the problems, measuring breaking efficiency and side-slip, checking for frame damage, emission test, mechanical inspection, ordering...
- Research articles 1997-12-01
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Based AutoNation Buys Miami-Area Nissan Dealership.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23 -- AutoNation bought a Nissan new-car dealership in Miami-Dade County this week, and it plans to graft it onto the company's AutoNation USA used car superstore, making it an AutoNation USA Nissan dealership. In a...
- Research articles 1999-04-22
- AutoNation, Ford Discuss Merging Sanford, Fla., Dealerships.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 21 -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- AutoNation, the country's largest auto dealership chain, is negotiating how to add a Ford new car dealership to its AutoNation USA used-car superstore concept. The Fort Lauderdale-based company is talking with...
- Research articles 1999-04-21
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Based AutoNation Buys Miami-Area Nissan Franchise.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23 -- AutoNation executed yet another change in its auto retailing strategy Thursday, this time combining a newly acquired Nissan franchise in Miami with its used car superstore in Perrine. The Fort Lauderdale company said it bought...
- Research articles 1999-04-22
- COSTELLO QUITS SEARS TO SELL USED CARS: AS REPUBLIC PREXY, BRAND BUILDER WILL FOCUS SKILLS ON AUTONATION.
- Republic Industries, taking another step to sharpen marketing of its AutoNation USA brand, has hired Sears, Roebuck & Co. turnaround guru John Costello as its president. Republic Industries, taking another step to sharpen marketing of its AutoNation USA brand, has hired Sears, Roebuck &...
- Research articles 1998-12-07
- Advertising Agency Hill Holliday Lands AutoNation Account.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
- Mar. 1--Hill Holliday Connors Cosmopulos, the region's second-largest advertising agency, won the account yesterday for AutoNation USA, a new company that plans to establish a network of dealerships to sell used cars at "no-haggle" prices. Billings for the AutoNation account were not disclosed, but Adweek ...
- Research articles 1996-03-01
- AutoNation Inaugurates 'New Concept' in Used Car Industry.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
- Oct. 23--Primped, preened and standing at four-wheeled attention, the 1,000 or so vehicles at AutoNation USA's inaugural store are tuned up and ready to rev H. Wayne Huizenga into the king of used cars. Today, on its lot on Sample Road...
- Research articles 1996-10-23
- AutoNation President Embraces 'Think Big' Strategy.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
- CLEARWATER, Fla.--Aug. 10--The green logo with white lettering looks like a sign on the side of a highway, beckoning drivers to exit here. "Here" is the first AutoNation USA used-car superstore in Tampa Bay set to open Sept. 13 on Ulmerton...
- Research articles 1997-08-10
- Republic Industries Expands AutoNation Used-Car Chain into Michigan.(Originated from Detroit Free Press)
- Jun. 13--A very big player in the used-car business is coming to Detroit. Wayne Huizenga, who last month bought AutoNation USA, agreed Wednesday to buy Bloomfield Hills-based CarChoice for $95 million in stock. CarChoice, a small chain of used-car superstores, opened its first Michigan...
- Research articles 1996-06-13
- Republic Industries Buys Sacramento, Calif., Area Site for AutoNation Store.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 14--Republic Industries Inc., the biggest auto retailer in the United States, apparently will use the Sacramento region as the jumping-off point for a major push into Northern California, the company said Monday. Florida-based Republic is buying 13 acres south of...
- Research articles 1998-07-14
- Florida-Based Republic Industries to Sell New Cars at AutoNation Outlets.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 29 -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- As part of a plan to boost profits, Republic Industries plans to introduce new car sales at its AutoNation USA used-car superstores. For Republic so far, selling new cars profitably is...
- Research articles 1999-01-28
- Florida-Based Republic Industries to Sell New Cars at AutoNation Outlets.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 29 -- Suffering declining sales and losing money at its used-car superstores, Republic Industries said Thursday it will begin selling new vehicles at its 42 AutoNation USA outlets. The Fort Lauderdale auto retailing group announced the change...
- Research articles 1999-01-28
- Republic gobbles up rival Driver's Mart.(Republic Industries)
- By purchasing rival Driver's Mart Worldwide Inc. for $40 million last week, Republic Industries Inc. killed a flock of birds with one stone. With a single stroke, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., conglomerate: * Swept a key rival out of the used-car...
- Research articles 1998-04-27
- SEARS TAPS INSIDER AS MARKETING CHIEF: COSTELLO, WHO LED `SOFTER SIDE,' GOES TO REPUBLIC IND.
- Republic Industries Inc., taking another step to sharpen marketing of its AutoNation USA auto retailing brand, has hired Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s top marketing executive, John Costello, as its president. Mr. Costello, 52, a veteran of Cincinnati-ba Republic Industries Inc., taking another step to...
- Research articles 1998-12-14
- Phoenix Auto Dealership Sold to Florida-Based Republic Industries.(Originated from The Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette)
- Jan. 4--A company that's buying the AutoNation USA used-car superstores is expanding its fledgling car empire with the multimillion-dollar acquisitions of Bell Dodge in Phoenix and a chain of Ohio dealerships. Jan. 4--A company that's buying the AutoNation USA used-car ...
- Research articles 1997-01-04
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