AutoNation disclosed Monday its bottom line for the second quarter will show a negative impact from CDK Global’s recent widespread software outage. The vehicle retailer forecasted that the June outage to the auto dealer software provider’s systems will drag on its earnings to the tune of about $1.50 per share in the second quarter, poising it to report an estimated earnings per share of $3.15 to $3.30, according to a filing AutoNation submitted Monday to the Securities and Exchange Commission .
As of the date of this filing, access to our DMS and Core Functions has been restored," AutoNation said. "Certain ancillary systems and integrations, such as those that help automate ordering, scheduling, payment, and reporting processes, remain unavailable or limited, and efforts remain ongoing to restore these. We expect to complete the restoration of all such systems and integrations prior to the end of July 2024.