Asbury Automotive Group to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. , one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced that Kenneth B. Gilman, President and CEO, and J. Gordon Smith, CFO, will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2004 Consumer Conference in New York. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 8:35 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 27, 2004.

Asbury will simultaneously broadcast the audio portion of this presentation over the Internet. The webcast may be accessed through a link on the Asbury Automotive website at http://www.asburyauto.com/ .

About Asbury Automotive Group

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., headquartered in New York City, is one of the largest automobile retailers in the U.S., with 2003 revenues of $4.8 billion. Built through a combination of organic growth and a series of strategic acquisitions, Asbury now operates through nine geographically concentrated, individually branded "platforms." These platforms currently operate 100 retail auto stores, encompassing 138 franchises for the sale and servicing of 34 different brands of American, European and Asian automobiles. Asbury believes that its product mix contains a higher proportion of the more desirable luxury and mid-line import brands than most public automotive retailers. The Company 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.