U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                     FORM 3

            INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

     Frank                           Robert                 D.
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   (Last)                            (First)              (Middle)

     3 Landmark Square, Suite 500
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                                    (Street)

     Stamford                          CT                   06901
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   (City)                            (State)                (Zip)

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2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

     3/13/02
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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. [NYSE:ABG]
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5.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [ ]  Director                             [ ]  10% Owner
     [x]  Officer (give title below)           [ ]  Other (specify below)

      Senior Vice President - Automotive Operations

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6.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)


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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing  (Check applicable line)

     [X]  Form Filed by One Reporting Person

     [ ]  Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

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             Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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                                                                 3. Ownership Form:
                                      2. Amount of Securities       Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security                     Beneficially Owned         Indirect (I)       4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
   (Instr. 4)                            (Instr. 4)                 (Instr. 5)            (Instr. 4)
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   Common Stock, par value $0.01         0                            N/A
   per share
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(1)  Represents shares owned by Asbury Automotive Holdings L.L.C. Ripplewood Investments L.L.C. (formerly known as Ripplewood
     Holdings L.L.C.) is the owner of 51% of the membership interests of Asbury Automotive Holdings and is deemed to be a member of
     a group that owns the shares of Asbury Automotive Holdings.



Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
          owned directly or indirectly.

* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
  5(b)(v).





FORM 3 (continued)

              Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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                                                                                                        5. Owner-
                                                    3. Title and Amount of Securities                      ship
                                                       Underlying Derivative Security                      Form of
                         2. Date Exercisable           (Instr. 4)                                          Derivative
                            and Expiration Date     ---------------------------------    4. Conver-        Security:
                            (Month/Day/Year)                               Amount           sion or        Direct      6. Nature of
                         ----------------------                            or               Exercise       (D) or         Indirect
                         Date       Expira-                                Number           Price of       Indirect       Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative   Exer-      tion                                   of               Derivative     (I)            Ownership
   Security (Instr. 4)   cisable    Date            Title                  Shares           Security       (Instr. 5)     (Instr. 5)
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Options                             3/12            Common Stock, par      60,606        $16.50
                                                    value $0.01 per share
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/s/ Robert D. Frank                                          March 13, 2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person                                   Date



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