Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated February 2, 2010
Relating to Preliminary Prospectus dated February 2, 2010
Registration No. 333-164453
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
Offering of
5,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.0001 per share
FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS
This free writing prospectus of Penske Automotive Group, Inc. relates only to the offering of
its common stock described in, and should be read together with, the revised preliminary
prospectus, dated February 2, 2010 (the Preliminary Prospectus), included in Amendment No. 2 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-164453) of Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (the
Issuer), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on February 2,
2010 (as so amended, the Registration Statement), before deciding to invest in the common stock
offered thereby.
Penske Automotive Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2009 Results
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI, February 2, 2010 Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:PAG), an
international automotive retailer, today announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter of
2009. The company currently expects income from continuing operations attributable to common
shareholders to be within the range of $0.20 to $0.23 per share.
Commenting on the preliminary results, PAG Chairman Roger Penske said, Im pleased with the
strong results achieved by our business in the fourth quarter. These results were driven by our
brand mix, a strong performance from our UK operations and the continuing benefit from our
cost-saving initiatives.
Fourth-Quarter Earnings Conference Call
Penske Automotive expects to release financial results for the fourth quarter and full year
ended December 31, 2009, on Friday, February 19th, 2010. Company management will host
a conference call at 2 p.m. Eastern Time that day to discuss those results. Details regarding the
conference call will be announced in advance.
About Penske Automotive
Penske Automotive Group, Inc., headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, operates 310
retail automotive franchises, representing 40 different brands and 25 collision repair centers.
Penske Automotive, 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
160 franchises in 17 states and Puerto Rico and 150 franchises located outside the United States,
primarily in the United Kingdom. Penske Automotive, through its wholly-owned subsidiary smart USA
Distributor LLC, is the exclusive distributor of the smart fortwo vehicle and related parts in the
United States. smart USA supports more than 75 smart retail centers in the United States. Penske
Automotive is a member of the Fortune 500 and Russell 1000 and has approximately 14,000 employees.
smart and fortwo are registered trademarks of Daimler AG.
Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this press release may involve forward-looking statements, including
forward-looking statements regarding Penske Automotive Group, Inc.s preliminary financial results.
Actual results may vary materially because of risks and uncertainties, including that the Company
completes its ongoing audit and reports fourth quarter results consistent with its current
expectations. These forward-looking statements should be evaluated together with additional
information about Penske Automotives business, markets, conditions and other uncertainties which
could affect Penske Automotives future performance. These risks and uncertainties are addressed
in Penske Automotives Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and its other filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release speaks only as of its date, and Penske
Automotive disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
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