Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. auto dealer Asbury Automotive Group Inc posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit due to higher sales of both new and used vehicles.
Net income rose to $26.9 million, or 87 cents per share, in the fourth quarter, from $22.8 million, or 73 cents per share, a year earlier. ()
Asbury earned 88 cents per share from continuing operations in the quarter ended Dec. 31.
The company said new-vehicles sales rose 10 percent and used-vehicle sales 24 percent in the quarter.