Penske Automotive Completes Acquisition Of Heavy-Duty Truck Dealership Group

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Nov. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG), an international transportation services company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in The Around the Clock Freightliner Group ("ATC"), a heavy- and medium-duty truck dealership group located in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.  Penske Automotive Group now owns approximately 91% of ATC.

ATC currently operates fourteen locations, including eight full-service dealerships offering Freightliner, Western Star, and Sprinter-branded trucks.  ATC also offers a full range of used trucks available for sale as well as service and parts departments that are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  ATC is expected to contribute incremental estimated annualized revenue of $600 - $700 million and estimated annual incremental earnings per share of $0.12 to $0.14 to Penske Automotive Group.   

Commenting on the completion of the acquisition, Penske Automotive Group Chairman Roger S. Penske said, "ATC represents a strategic opportunity for our company.  Like the automotive retail dealership business, the heavy-duty truck dealership industry is highly fragmented and provides an excellent opportunity for our company to build scale through further consolidation."

About Penske Automotive
Penske Automotive Group, Inc., (NYSE: PAG) headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is an international transportation services company that operates automotive and commercial truck dealerships principally in the United States and Western Europe, and distributes commercial vehicles, diesel engines, gas engines, power systems and related parts and services principally in Australia and New Zealand.  PAG employs more than 20,000 people worldwide and is a member of the Fortune 500 and Russell 2000. For additional information, visit the company's website at www.penskeautomotive.com.

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