DETROIT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Car dealership UnitedAuto Group Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter earnings rose 1 percent, supported by growth in higher margin service and parts departments.
Earnings rose to $32.8 million, or 70 cents per share, from $32.4 million, or 70 cents a share, a year earlier, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based UnitedAuto said.
Analysts, on average, expected UnitedAuto to earn 69 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.