Who owns AutoNation?

About

AutoNation runs car dealerships across the U.S., mostly in Sunbelt cities, selling new and used vehicles, repair and parts services, collision repair, and vehicle financing and protection products.

Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Source: AUTONATION, INC. annual report (10-K) (filed 2026-02-12) ↗. Summary in our own words.

Billionaire holders

1. Bill GatesAI & tech
   StakeAutoNation (via Cascade) · 21.1% (7,062,629 shares; rise due to buybacks, not purchases) · as of May 2026

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2. Melinda French GatesAI & tech
   StakeAutoNation, Inc. - 13G: 2,808,674 shares (7.1%), incl. shares held by a charitable foundation of which she is sole director · 7.1% · as of Oct 2024

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   StakeAutoNation, Inc. - 13G/A: reduced to 30,000 shares (0.08%) · 0.08% · as of Dec 2024

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Recent SEC filings

No Form 4 insider trades in AutoNation from the holders above in the last 90 days.

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