Asbury Automotive Group Names Henry A. Day President and CEO of South Region

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. , one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced that Henry A. Day has been named President and CEO of Asbury's South Region, effective immediately. Mr. Day has been Vice President of fixed operations for Asbury's South Region for the past two years and for the Nalley Automotive Group for the 25 years prior to that. He is replacing Charles R. Oglesby who was named Asbury's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer last September, and will be taking over the position of President and CEO of Asbury Automotive Group effective May 4, 2007.

Asbury's South Region includes Nalley Automotive Group (Atlanta, GA) and North Point Automotive Group (Little Rock, AR).

"We feel very fortunate to have Henry Day available to step in as President and CEO of our South Region," said Charles Oglesby, Chief Operating Officer of Asbury Automotive Group. "Henry has been in the auto and heavy truck industries for more than four decades and has established a reputation as an innovator and an 'outside-the-box' thinker. I have had the opportunity to work closely with Henry for the past several years, and I have witnessed first hand his fine leadership skills."

Mr. Day began his career in the parts department at Bingham GMC in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Day rose rapidly through the ranks at Bingham, assuming the roles of parts manager, then service manager and subsequently parts and service director. He was recruited in 1975 by Jim Nalley to head his fledgling service department at Nalley Motor Trucks in Atlanta. Mr. Day was named Vice President of fixed operations in 1980, and through the following years was instrumental in the growth of Nalley Automotive to ten car and four heavy truck stores in the Atlanta area. Nalley Automotive Group was purchased by Asbury Automotive Group in 1996.

Mr. Day attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and the General Motors Institute. He served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division from 1961 to 1963.

About Asbury Automotive Group

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ("Asbury"), 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, Asbury currently operates 85 retail auto stores, encompassing 112 franchises for the sale and servicing of 33 different brands of American, European and Asian automobiles. Asbury 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.