SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT




     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): MARCH 12, 2002
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                             UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)







                                                                  

              DELAWARE                             1-12297                            22-3086739
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction of          (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification
           Incorporation)                                                              Number)


       13400 OUTER DRIVE WEST                                                           48239
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            DETROIT, MI                                                          (Including Zip Code)
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  (Address of Principal Executive
              Offices)






                                  313-592-7311
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)















ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT 99.1 - Press Release of United Auto Group, Inc. (the "Company"), dated
March 12, 2002.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On March 12, 2002, United Auto Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing
that it has assumed voting control of approximately 92 percent of Sytner Group,
plc, a leading retailer of luxury vehicles in the UK. All conditions to its
previously announced cash tender offer have been either satisfied or waived. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by
reference herein.










                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:     March 12, 2002                  UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC.


                                           By: /s/ Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.
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                                                    ROBERT H. KURNICK, JR.
                                           Its:     EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




     EXHIBIT NUMBER                DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT                   SEQUENTIAL PAGE NUMBER
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      EXHIBIT 99.1                 Press Release of United Auto Group,
                                   Inc., dated March 12, 2002