Asbury Automotive Group to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners Conference

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. , one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced that Company management will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City.

The session featuring Kenneth B. Gilman, Asbury's President and CEO, and J. Gordon Smith, Senior Vice President and CFO, is scheduled for 9:10 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, Sept. 25, 2006. A live webcast will be accessible on the Company's investor relations website at http://www.asburyauto.com/. A replay also will be available beginning one hour after the presentation.

About Asbury Automotive Group

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., headquartered in New York City, is one of the largest automobile retailers in the U.S. Built through a combination of organic growth and a series of strategic acquisitions, the Company currently operates 86 retail auto stores, encompassing 119 franchises for the sale and servicing of 33 different brands of American, European and Asian automobiles. 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.