Asbury Automotive Group Schedules Release of Fourth Quarter and 2007 Financial Results and Conference Call

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2008 -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. , one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and 2007 financial results before the market opens on February 21, 2008. Senior management, including Charles R. Oglesby, President and CEO, and J. Gordon Smith, Senior Vice President and CFO, will host a conference call later that day, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The conference call will be simulcast live on the Internet and can be accessed by logging onto www.asburyauto.com or www.ccbn.com. A replay will be available at these sites for 14 days.

In addition, a live audio of the call will be accessible to the public by calling (877) 852-6573 (domestic), or (719) 325-4805 (international); no access code is necessary. Callers should dial in approximately 5-10 minutes before the call begins.

A conference call replay will be available two hours following the call for seven days, and can be accessed by calling (888) 203-1112 (domestic), or (719) 457-0820 (international); access code 4911070.

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 90 retail auto stores, encompassing 123 franchises for the sale and servicing of 35 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.

  Contact Information:  Keith R. Style
                        V.P.-Finance and Investor Relations
                        (212) 885-2530
                        investor@asburyauto.com