FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Sawicki Michael 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC [ABG] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., 2905 PREMIERE PARKWAY NW 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Controller & PAO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DULUTH, GA 30097 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common stock, par value $.01 per share 1,488 D   Common stock, par value $.01 per share 2,445 (1) D   Common stock, par value $.01 per share 1,650 (2) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance share (right to receive)	  (3)	  (3)	Common stock, par value $.01 per share	2,234	$ 0	D	Â
Stock option (employee right to buy)	11/21/2011(4)	11/21/2018	Common stock, par value $.01 per share	3,334	$ 3.65	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sawicki Michael C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. 2905 PREMIERE PARKWAY NW DULUTH, GA 30097	Â	Â	  Controller & PAO	Â

Signatures

Darlene Quashie, Attorney-in-Fact		12/13/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person was granted restricted stock under the Issuer's 2002 Equity Incentive Plan on February 16, 2010. The vesting of this restricted stock is in three equal installments, which began on February 16, 2011.
(2)	The reporting person was granted restricted stock under the Issuer's 2002 Equity Incentive Plan on February 15, 2011. This restricted stock vests in three equal installments beginning on February 15, 2012.
(3)	Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive a share of the Issuer's common stock based on the Issuer's performance during the performance period of the fiscal year 2010 (the "2010 Period") and the award of 3,350 shares of common stock granted to the reporting person on March 15, 2011 as a result of the Company's performance during the 2010 Period. One-third of the 3,350 shares were vested as of March 15, 2011 and the remaining shares vest ratably over the second and third anniversaries of the grant date. In order for the reporting person to receive these performance shares on the second and third anniversaries of the grant date, the reporting person must be an employee of the Issuer on such dates.
(4)	The reporting person was granted this stock option on November 21, 2008.

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