UnitedAuto Updates Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Guidance

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Jan. 2, 20063, 2006--United Auto Group, Inc. , a worldwide automotive retailer, today announced that it was updating its fourth quarter and full year 2005 earnings guidance. The Company currently estimates earnings in the range of $0.62 to $0.67 per share for the fourth quarter and $2.51 to $2.56 per share for the full year 2005. In the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company sold all of the remaining variable profits relating to the pool of extended service contracts sold at its dealerships over the past five years. Due to the performance of the pool, the Company recorded an $0.11 per share gain which was not anticipated in the Company's previously issued earnings guidance. In future periods, the Company will earn all profits associated with extended service contracts sold at its dealerships at the time of sale.

About UnitedAuto

United Auto Group, Inc., headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, operates 278 retail automotive franchises, representing 40 different brands, and 27 collision repair centers. UnitedAuto, which sells new and previously owned vehicles, finance and insurance products and replacement parts, and offers maintenance and repair services on all brands it represents, has 171 franchises in 19 states and Puerto Rico and 107 franchises located internationally, primarily in the United Kingdom. UnitedAuto is a member of the Fortune 500 and Russell 2000, and has approximately 13,800 employees.

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