Penske Automotive Appoints Sandra E. Pierce to Board of Directors

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

, an international automotive retailer, today announced that Sandra E. Pierce has been appointed to its Board of Directors. With this additional appointment, the Company now has twelve directors, including eight outside directors. Ms. Pierce recently retired as President and CEO, Charter One Bank Michigan, a division of Royal Bank of Scotland, where she was responsible for the bank's commercial banking business and all bank activities in Michigan, a position she held since 2004. Ms. Pierce also served as the Midwest Regional Executive for the bank, overseeing all bank activities in Illinois and Ohio. Prior to these positions, Ms. Pierce held various executive positions with JP Morgan Chase, Bank One, and National Bank of Detroit from 1978 through 2004. Ms. Pierce currently serves as chairman of the board of trustees of Henry Ford Health System, one of the country's largest health care systems and a national leader in clinical care, research and education. She is actively involved in numerous activities to foster economic development in the Detroit area, including Chair of the Financial Advisory Board for the City of Detroit.