{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-066051","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AN","cik":"0000350698","company_name":"AUTONATION, INC.","filed_at":"2026-10-16T12:31:57+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-16T12:35:00.307673+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-16T12:35:05.071190+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.25,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.25,"confidence":"high","headline":"AutoNation appoints Goodyear CEO Mark Stewart to board, expanding it to 10 directors","bullets":["Board increased to ten directors and named Mark Stewart an independent director effective October 13, 2026.","Stewart has been CEO and President of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and a member of its board since January 2024.","Previously COO of North America for Stellantis, leading a unit with over 88,000 employees and more than $90 billion in revenue; also ex-Amazon, ZF TRW, TRW, Tower Automotive.","Compensation: $50,000 annual board retainer, prorated for 2026, plus expense reimbursement and eligibility for equity awards under the 2024 Non-Employee Director Equity Plan.","Chairman Rick Burdick cited Stewart's experience leading complex organizations through transformation across the U.S., Europe and Asia."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-066051","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-066051.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-066051.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-066051.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828026066051/0001628280-26-066051-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828026066051/an-20261013.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-16T12:35:05.071190+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}