EDMONTON, July 2, 2013 /CNW/ - AutoCanada Inc. ("AutoCanada" or "the Company") (TSX: ACQ) and Courtesy Chrysler, an AutoCanada dealership in Calgary, Alberta, announced today that they have contributed $100,000 to Calgary Red Cross in support of disaster relief efforts in the community.

Pat Priestner, CEO of AutoCanada Inc. stated, "Calgary has always been our neighbour and with the addition of Courtesy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to the AutoCanada family, we are now a part of the community; a community that has suffered a devastating event and who are in need of assistance.  We are proud to be part of the Calgary community and have been very moved by the spirit of its citizens, and we are very happy to be in a position where we, together with our Courtesy Chrysler dealership partner, are in a position to honour the can-do character of this wonderful community, and contribute to the rebuilding efforts of this great City and its wonderful, and undaunted people."

About AutoCanada

AutoCanada is one of Canada's largest multi-location automobile dealership groups, currently operating 31 franchised dealerships in six provinces and has over 1,200 employees.  AutoCanada currently sells Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Infiniti, Nissan, Hyundai, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Audi, and Volkswagen branded vehicles.  In 2012, our dealerships sold approximately 30,000 vehicles and processed approximately 309,000 service and collision repair orders in our 333 service bays during that time.

Additional information about AutoCanada Inc. is available at www.sedar.com and the Company's website at www.autocan.ca

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SOURCE: AutoCanada Inc.