AutoNation names Cheryl Miller CEO; Liebert leaves after 4 months

AutoNation CEO Cheryl Miller was introduced on CNBC by Executive Chairman Mike Jackson during a Tuesday morning interview. Jackson told Automotive News that Miller was the runner up for the CEO post in February. (CNBC SCREEN GRAB)

July 22, 2019 10:17 PM

AutoNation Inc., just months after naming an outsider to lead the nation's largest auto retailer, has a new CEO in Cheryl Miller, who becomes the first woman to lead a publicly traded dealership group.

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