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<P align="right">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________

<Center>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;28, 2000</Center>

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<Center><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</Center>

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<Center>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</Center>

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<Center><B>UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</Center>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>22-3086739</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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Detroit, Michigan</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B>48239</B><BR>
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<Center><B>UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC. STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</Center>
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<Center><B>Robert H. Kurnick, Jr., Esq.<BR>
Executive Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
United Auto Group, Inc.<BR>
13400 Outer Drive West, Suite&nbsp;B-36<BR>
Detroit, Michigan 48239</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</Center>
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<Center><B>(313)&nbsp;592-7550</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</Center>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,000,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,290,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and,
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) and Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, based on the average of the high and low prices of the
Company&#146;s Voting Common Stock, par value $0.0001 (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange on November&nbsp;24, 2000.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item 8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="k58826ex5-1.txt">Opinion of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.</A></TD></TR>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of the Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement, No.&nbsp;333-61835 (the
&#147;Prior Registration Statement&#148;), of United Auto Group, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
are incorporated herein by reference.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is filing this Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement in order to
register 1,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock, which were authorized to
be issued under the United Auto Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan, as amended by
the First Amendment to such plan. Upon the effectiveness of this Registration
Statement, a total of 3,000,838 shares of Common Stock issuable under the
foregoing Stock Option Plan will be registered, consisting of 2,000,838 shares
of Common Stock registered under the Prior Registration Statement plus the
1,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock being registered hereby.
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<P align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and are incorporated by
the reference herein:

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        <TD>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Annual Report of the Registrant on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 1999 as filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;).</TD>
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        <TD>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Quarterly Reports of the Registrant on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal
quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2000, June&nbsp;30, 2000 and September&nbsp;30, 2000 as
filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, and all other
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999.</TD>
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        <TD>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of Common Stock of the Registrant contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (File No.&nbsp;001-12297)
filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;9, 1996, effective October&nbsp;22, 1996.</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that
all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.

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Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation
of the Registrant dated August&nbsp;3, 1999 incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.
001-12297) filed on August&nbsp;13, 1999.</FONT></TD>
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Restated Bylaws of the Registrant dated as of October&nbsp;28,
1996 incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1/A (File No.&nbsp;333-09429) filed on
October&nbsp;7, 1996.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. counsel to the Registrant.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &#38; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included after the signature of the
Registrant contained on page 4 of this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">99.1</FONT></TD>
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First Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of United Auto
Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1.8.2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
September&nbsp;30, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Detroit, State of Michigan, on November&nbsp;27, 2000.

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<u>/S/ ROBERT H. KURNICK, JR.</u><BR>
Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.,<BR>
Its: Executive Vice President,<BR>
Secretary and General Counsel</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC.,
hereby severally constitute and appoint Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. and Roger S.
Penske, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power
to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the
capacities indicated below any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in
our capacities as officers and directors of United Auto Group, Inc. to enable
United Auto Group, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be
signed by our said attorneys, or either of them, to this Registration Statement
and any and all amendments thereto.
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.

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        <TD align="LEFT" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ ROGER S. PENSKE<hr size="1">
<CENTER>Roger S. Penske</CENTER></FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board,<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
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        <TD align="LEFT" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ RICHARD J. PETERS<hr size="1">
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Director
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        <TD align="LEFT" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ MICHAEL EISENSON<hr size="1">
<CENTER>Michael Eisenson</CENTER></FONT></TD>
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Director
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        <TD align="LEFT" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ SAMUEL X. DIFEO<hr size="1">
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President, Chief Operating Officer<BR>
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        <TD align="LEFT" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ JAMES HISLOP<hr size="1">
<CENTER>James Hislop</CENTER></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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        <TD align="LEFT" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ DONALD J. HOFMAN<hr size="1">
<center>Donald J. Hofman</center></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;27, 2000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ MARSHALL S. COGAN<hr size="1">
<center>Marshall S. Cogan</center></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;27, 2000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ JOHN HANNAN<hr size="1">
<center>John Hannan</center></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;27, 2000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ JAMES R. DAVIDSON<hr size="1">
<center>James R. Davidson</center></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President &#151; Finance<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;27, 2000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ EUSTACE W. MITA<hr size="1">
<center>Eustace W. Mita</center></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;27, 2000</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate to the
Incorporation of the Registrant dated August&nbsp;3, 1999
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.
001-12297) filed on August&nbsp;13, 1999.
</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT size="3">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">
Restated Bylaws of the Registrant dated as of October&nbsp;28,
1996 incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1/A (File No.
333-09429) filed on October&nbsp;7, 1996.
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">N/A</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="3">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">
Opinion of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. counsel to the Registrant.
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="3">7</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="3">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">
Consent of Deloitte &#38; Touche LLP.
</FONT></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">
</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="3">8</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="3">23.2</FONT></TD>
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        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
</FONT></TD>
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        <TD  align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="3">9</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="3">23.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">
Consent of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement).
</FONT></TD>
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        <TD  align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="3">7</FONT></TD>
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        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">
Powers of Attorney (included after the signature of the
Registrant contained on page 4 of this Registration
Statement).
</FONT></TD>
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        <TD  align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="3">4</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="3">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">
First Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of United Auto
Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1.8.2
to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2000.
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        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="3">N/A</FONT></TD>
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s-8
Table of Contents
Registration No. 333-_________
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 28, 2000
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
22-3086739
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
13400 Outer Drive West
Detroit, Michigan
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
48239
(Zip Code)
UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC. STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Robert H. Kurnick, Jr., Esq.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
United Auto Group, Inc.
13400 Outer Drive West, Suite B-36
Detroit, Michigan 48239
(Name and address of agent for service)
(313) 592-7550
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Proposed
Proposed
Securities
Amount
maximum
maximum
Amount of
to be
to be
offering price
aggregate
registration
registered
registered
per share (1)
offering price (1)
fee
Voting Common Stock
1,000,000
$
7.29
$
7,290,000
$
1,924.56
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and,
pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, based on the average of the high and low prices of the
Company's Voting Common Stock, par value $0.0001 (the "Common Stock") as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange on November 24, 2000.
Page 1 of 9 Pages
Exhibit Index is on Page 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.
Consent of Deloitte Touche
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
The contents of the Form S-8 Registration Statement, No. 333-61835 (the
"Prior Registration Statement"), of United Auto Group, Inc. (the "Registrant")
are incorporated herein by reference.
The Registrant is filing this Form S-8 Registration Statement in order to
register 1,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock, which were authorized to
be issued under the United Auto Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan, as amended by
the First Amendment to such plan. Upon the effectiveness of this Registration
Statement, a total of 3,000,838 shares of Common Stock issuable under the
foregoing Stock Option Plan will be registered, consisting of 2,000,838 shares
of Common Stock registered under the Prior Registration Statement plus the
1,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock being registered hereby.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and are incorporated by
the reference herein:
(a)       The Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999 as filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
(b)       The Quarterly Reports of the Registrant on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarters ended March 31, 2000, June 30, 2000 and September 30, 2000 as
filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, and all other
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.
(c)       The description of Common Stock of the Registrant contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-12297)
filed with the Commission on October 9, 1996, effective October 22, 1996.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that
all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
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Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation
of the Registrant dated August 3, 1999 incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
001-12297) filed on August 13, 1999.
4.3
Restated Bylaws of the Registrant dated as of October 28,
1996 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-09429) filed on
October 7, 1996.
5.1
Opinion of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. counsel to the Registrant.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.3
Consent of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24
Powers of Attorney (included after the signature of the
Registrant contained on page 4 of this Registration Statement).
99.1
First Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of United Auto
Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.8.2 to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2000.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Detroit, State of Michigan, on November 27, 2000.
UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC.
By:
/S/ ROBERT H. KURNICK, JR.
Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.,
Its: Executive Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC.,
hereby severally constitute and appoint Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. and Roger S.
Penske, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power
to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the
capacities indicated below any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in
our capacities as officers and directors of United Auto Group, Inc. to enable
United Auto Group, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be
signed by our said attorneys, or either of them, to this Registration Statement
and any and all amendments thereto.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/S/ ROGER S. PENSKE
Roger S. Penske
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 27, 2000
/S/ RICHARD J. PETERS
Richard J. Peters
Director
November 27, 2000
/S/ MICHAEL EISENSON
Michael Eisenson
Director
November 27, 2000
/S/ SAMUEL X. DIFEO
Samuel X. Difeo
President, Chief Operating Officer
and Director
November 27, 2000
/S/ JAMES HISLOP
James Hislop
Director
November 27, 2000
/S/ DONALD J. HOFMAN
Donald J. Hofman
Director
November 27, 2000
/S/ MARSHALL S. COGAN
Marshall S. Cogan
Director
November 27, 2000
/S/ JOHN HANNAN
John Hannan
Director
November 27, 2000
/S/ JAMES R. DAVIDSON
James R. Davidson
Executive Vice President — Finance
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
November 27, 2000
/S/ EUSTACE W. MITA
Eustace W. Mita
Director
November 27, 2000
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
Page
4.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate to the
Incorporation of the Registrant dated August 3, 1999
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
001-12297) filed on August 13, 1999.
N/A
4.3
Restated Bylaws of the Registrant dated as of October 28,
1996 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No.
333-09429) filed on October 7, 1996.
N/A
5.1
Opinion of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. counsel to the Registrant.
7
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
8
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
9
23.3
Consent of Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
7
24
Powers of Attorney (included after the signature of the
Registrant contained on page 4 of this Registration
Statement).
4
99.1
First Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of United Auto
Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.8.2
to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2000.
N/A
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