Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. has announced that effective January 1, 2018, Senior Vice President of Operations, John S. Hartman, has begun to serve as the company’s principal operating officer. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Hartman had served as Market Director of Group 1 Automotive/Ira Motor Group since October 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Hartman held various positions at Toyota Danvers, Ira Dodge, and International Cars/Honda North.