2010-03-09 23:03:03 -

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABG), one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced that its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Craig T. Monaghan, will present at the upcoming Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Consumer Conference in New York at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 11, 2010.

A live audio webcast will be available at: www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/consumer2010/id26561980.cfm :

Presentation slides will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at: www.asburyauto.com :



About Asbury Automotive Group

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (“Asbury”), headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, is one of the largest automotive retailers in the U.S. Built through a combination of organic growth and a series of

strategic acquisitions, Asbury currently operates 81 retail auto stores, encompassing 108 franchises for the sale and servicing of 38 different brands of American, European and Asian automobiles. Asbury offers customers an extensive range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicle sales and related financing and insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, replacement parts and service contracts.



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Marsh, 770-418-8211Corporate Treasurer ir@asburyauto.com : mailto:ir@asburyauto.com orPorter
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