BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) _ Penske Automotive Group Inc. (PAG) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $340.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based company said it had profit of $4.61.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.38 per share.

The auto dealership chain posted revenue of $6.92 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.86 billion.

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