Asbury Autogroup Appoints Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Customer Experience; Asbury Autogroup Expands Management Team with 16 Year Veteran

    STAMFORD, Conn.--April 24, 2001--Asbury Autogroup, the third largest dealership network in the United States, today announced the appointment of Allen Levenson as Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Customer Experience, a new position that reports directly to Brian Kendrick, Chief Executive Officer of Asbury Autogroup.
    Mr. Levenson will be responsible for improving sales and profits through newly created customer-focused strategies, including the implementation of a major customer relationship management (CRM) initiative. He will also develop the Asbury Autogroup national brand and its strong regional market brands.
    "We are pleased to add an executive of such caliber to our management team," said Brian Kendrick. "Mr. Levenson's solid marketing accomplishments and industry expertise, coupled with his experience in consolidating industries, will be instrumental in our ability to create sustainable competitive advantage and significantly build Asbury's revenues. He will add tremendous value to our dealerships in their local branding and market leadership efforts.
    Mr. Levenson started his career with consulting firms McKinsey & Company and Bain & Company, where his clients included Chrysler and Mercedes Benz. He was then the Vice President of Marketing for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) where he pioneered relationship marketing for its 10 million customers. He has also been the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Petroleum Heat & Power and United Rentals, the industry leading consolidators in their respective markets. Most recently, Mr. Levenson founded Gazelle.com, a leading business-to-consumer e-commerce company.

About Asbury Autogroup

    Asbury Automotive Group L.L.C. operates 123 automotive retail franchises and is the third largest automotive retailer in the United States with pro forma 2000 revenues of $4.8 billion. Asbury sells, finances and services a diverse range of foreign and domestic automobile brands. The company is pursuing a disciplined strategy consisting of focused acquisitions in high growth markets followed by aggressive integration, resulting in strong same store sales growth. The company is comprised of nine regional groups most of which are ranked first in their respective market. Additional information available at www.asburyauto.com.