▁a ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Auto N ation ▁spin - off ▁to ▁its ▁share hold ers , ▁made ▁public ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁With ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 2 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁cars ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁the ▁business ▁serv iced ▁both ▁business ▁and ▁le is ure ▁travel ers ▁using ▁ 3 , 2 0 0 ▁in - air port ▁and ▁near ▁air port ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁and ▁ 6 9 ▁other ▁countries , ▁including ▁Canada , ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁Latin ▁America , ▁Asia , ▁the ▁Pacific ▁R im , ▁Europe , ▁and ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁Re venue ▁was ▁$ 2 . 4 B ▁US ▁as ▁of ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁including ▁$ 3 3 8 ▁million ▁from ▁non - USA ▁operation , ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Aut oda q ▁Cor p . ▁( Men lo ▁Park , ▁Cal if .), ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁to ▁help ▁remark et ▁cars ▁via ▁online ▁au ctions . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁file d ▁for ▁protection ▁under ▁US ▁bank rupt cy ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁DE . ▁The ▁filling ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁its ▁international ▁or ▁Canadian ▁operations , ▁nor ▁its ▁independent ▁franch ise es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁V angu