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 *   SLT/TAG Inc. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/30/2004 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC [NYSE: ABG] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MORRIS GALEN, TONKEN TORP L.L.P., 1600 PIONEER TOWER, 888 SW FIFTH AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PORTLAND, OR 97204 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 $0.01 per share 1,110,819 (1) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SLT/TAG Inc. C/O MORRIS GALEN, TONKEN TORP L.L.P. 1600 PIONEER TOWER, 888 SW FIFTH AVENUE PORTLAND, OR 97204	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Lynne A. Burgess, Attorney-in-Fact		12/02/2004
**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)	SLT/TAG Inc. ("SLT/TAG") acquired these 1,110,819 shares of common stock of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (the "Company") from a distribution by its affiliate, Dealer Group, LLC ("Dealer Group"). Dealer Group dissolved and distributed its assets to its members on November 30, 2004. SLT/TAG could be deemed to be part of a group as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act that owns approximately 79% of the Company's outstanding common stock based on voting arrangements in a shareholders agreement, to which Dealer Group was a party and to which SLT/TAG is now a party. SLT/TAG expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of shares of the Company's common stock beneficially owned by all other parties to the shareholders agreement.

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