UnitedAuto Group to Host Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Earnings Conference Call

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Jan. 2, 20050, 2005--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, will host its fourth quarter and full-year 2004 financial results conference call as follows:

WHEN:   Wednesday, February 9, 2005

TIME:   1:30 p.m. Eastern Time

PHONE:  United States, please call (800) 553-5260
        International, please call (612) 332-0802

The call will follow the release that morning of fourth quarter and full-year earnings for UnitedAuto Group and will also be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet. This simultaneous webcast may be accessed through the UnitedAuto Group website at www.unitedauto.com. If you are unable to participate, a rebroadcast of the conference call will be available until Wednesday, February 16. The rebroadcast numbers are as follows:

-- United States, please call (800) 475-6701 (access code 767830)

-- International, please call (320) 365-3844 (access code 767830)

A rebroadcast of the conference call will also be available on www.unitedauto.com beginning one hour after the completion of the live broadcast and for the following two weeks.