SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-A
                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                       Cross-Country Auto Retailers, Inc.

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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

               Delaware                                  75-2653096
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)               (I.R.S. Employer
                                                       Identification no.)

        1201 South Taylor Street
            Amarillo, Texas                                   79101
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(Address of principal executive offices)                    (zip code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

         Title of Each Class                   Name of Each Exchange on Which
         to be so Registered                   Each Class is to be Registered
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 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share            New York Stock Exchange


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None
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                                (Title of Class)









ITEM 1.  DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

                  The information called for by this item is incorporated by
reference to the information set forth under the caption "Description of Capital
Stock--Common Stock" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-06585) filed on June 21, 1996 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 2.  EXHIBITS.

                  1.       All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2
                           will be supplied to the New York Stock Exchange.

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                                    SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                          CROSS-COUNTRY AUTO RETAILERS, INC.



Dated:  June 28, 1996                     By     /s/ Robert W. Hall
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                                               Name:  Robert W. Hall
                                               Title:  Senior Vice Chairman

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