UnitedAuto Group to Participate in Gabelli & Company 27th Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Nov. 3, 2003--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, announced today that it will participate in the Gabelli & Company 27th Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The presentation is scheduled to occur from 11:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 5, 2003.

UnitedAuto will simultaneously broadcast the audio portion of this presentation over the Internet. The webcast may be accessed through a link on the UnitedAuto Group website at www.unitedauto.com or by accessing http://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/gabelli/uag/. To listen to the webcast, participants will need a computer with speakers and Real Player or Windows Media Play software.

UnitedAuto, which has pursued a strategy based on internal growth from its existing dealerships, as well as from strategic acquisitions, operates 134 franchises in the United States and 79 franchises internationally, primarily in the United Kingdom. UnitedAuto dealerships sell new and used vehicles, and market a complete line of after-market automotive products and services.

Statements in this press release may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should be evaluated together with additional information about UnitedAuto's business markets, conditions and other uncertainties which are contained in UnitedAuto's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and which are incorporated into this press release by reference.