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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-097372
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160216
GROUP MEMBERS:		BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST
GROUP MEMBERS:		MELINDA FRENCH GATES
GROUP MEMBERS:		WILLIAM H. GATES III

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AUTONATION, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000350698
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500]
		IRS NUMBER:				731105145
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-40342
		FILM NUMBER:		161429306

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 SW 1ST AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33301
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9547696000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 SW 1ST AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33301

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AUTONATION, INC. /FL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090827

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AutoNation, Inc. /FL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090827

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AUTONATION INC /FL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990407

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001052192
		IRS NUMBER:				911680459
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4258897900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980102
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names   of Reporting Persons<br>    </font>Cascade Investment, L.L.C.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole Dispositive Power</font>  <br> 18,431,162 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shared Dispositive   Power</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>   -0-</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate   Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>    </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,431,162 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check if   the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Percent   of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>   17.2%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Type of   Reporting Person (See Instructions)</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>   OO</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font>&nbsp;All shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of AutoNation,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Issuer&#148;) held by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (&#147;Cascade&#148;) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III as the sole member of Cascade.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;</font>Based on 107,224,827 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February&nbsp;8, 2016, as reported on the Issuer&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K filed on February&nbsp;11, 2016.</p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names   of Reporting Persons<br>    </font>William H. Gates III</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Source of Funds (See Instructions)<br>    </font>WC</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Citizenship   or Place of Organization<br>    </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">United   States of America</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate   Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>    </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20,329,879 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)(2)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Percent   of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>    </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19.0%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Type of   Reporting Person (See Instructions)</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>   IN</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;</font>All shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of AutoNation,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Issuer&#148;) held by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (&#147;Cascade&#148;) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III as the sole member of Cascade.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font>&nbsp;For purposes of Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees of the Trust.</p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names   of Reporting Persons<br>    </font>Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Type of   Reporting Person (See Instructions)</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>   OO</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font>&nbsp;For purposes of Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) of AutoNation,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Issuer&#148;) beneficially owned by Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees of the Trust.</p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names   of Reporting Persons<br>    </font>Melinda French Gates</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate   Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>    </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,898,717 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Amendment No.&nbsp;14 to Schedule 13D (&#147;Amendment&#148;) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D previously filed by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (&#147;Cascade&#148;), Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;), William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates (together with Cascade and the Trust, the &#147;Reporting Persons&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;5, 2009, as amended February&nbsp;6, 2009, February&nbsp;24, 2010, July&nbsp;23, 2010, August&nbsp;17, 2010, February&nbsp;9, 2011, November&nbsp;4, 2011, November&nbsp;14, 2011, December&nbsp;2, 2011, February&nbsp;17, 2012, March&nbsp;26, 2012, May&nbsp;22, 2012, October&nbsp;30, 2015, and February&nbsp;9, 2016,&#160; relating to the Common Stock,&#160; Par Value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) of AutoNation,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Issuer&#148;).&#160; Neither the present filing nor anything contained herein shall be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons constitute a &#147;group&#148; for any purpose and each Reporting Person expressly disclaims membership in a group.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font>This Amendment is being filed jointly by the Reporting Persons pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement dated February&nbsp;5, 2009 and included with the signature page&nbsp;to the Reporting Persons&#146; Schedule 13D filed with respect to the Issuer on February&nbsp;5, 2009, SEC File No.&nbsp;005-40342 and incorporated by reference herein.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font>Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated October&nbsp;11, 2013, by and on behalf of Michael Larson, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;9 to Cascade&#146;s Schedule 13D with respect to Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities&nbsp;&amp; Income Fund on December&nbsp;11, 2013, SEC File No.&nbsp;005-81261, and incorporated by reference herein.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(4)</font><font color="black" style="color:black;">Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated August&nbsp;12, 2008, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Cascade&#146;s Schedule 13D with respect to Otter Tail Corporation on April&nbsp;15, 2009, SEC File No.&nbsp;</font>005-06638<font color="black" style="color:black;"> and incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>
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