                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WashingtonWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                Current                                 CURRENT Report REPORT

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



                                 August 16, 2004
                                        Date of Report: September 7, 2004
                        (Date of earliestEarliest eventEvent reportedReported)



                      THE MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrantRegistrant as specified in its charter)


                  Nevada                                               000-29182                             11-3292094
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(State or other                   jurisdiction of    (Commission               File Number)   (IRSI.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                  Fileincorporation Numberor organization)                                        Identification No.)
incorporation)


              43-40 NorthernNORTHERN BoulevardBOULEVARD, LongLONG IslandISLAND CityCITY, NY 11101
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


      (       Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (718) 937-3700


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              Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-----------------------------------------------------K filing is intended to

          (Formersimultaneously namesatisfy orthe formerfiling address,obligation ifof changedthe sinceregistrant lastunder report)any of the
following provisions:








ITEM[ 5.  OTHER] EVENTSWritten ANDcommunications REGULATIONpursuant FDto DISCLOSURERule 425 under the Securities Act (17
    CFR 230.425)
On
[ August] 16,Soliciting 2004,material thepursuant Companyto receivedRule a14a-12 letterunder fromthe BruceExchange BendellAct granting(17 CFR
    240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the CompanyExchange
    Act additional(17 time,CFR until240.14d-2(b))

[ September] 7,Pre-commencement 2004,communications pursuant to considerRule the13e-4(c) termsunder of
the transactionExchange
    Act proposed(17 byCFR Mr240.13e-4(c))




ITEM Bendell8.01. inOTHER aEVENTS.

         On September 7, 2004, the proposal letter dated June 9, 2004,
contemplating asa transaction pursuant to which an entity to be formed by Bruce
extendedBendell, onthe JuneCompany's 17Chairman, 2004President, JulyChief 6,Executive 2004Officer and JulyActing
Chief 23Financial Officer, 2004.would Abe copymerged ofinto the Company for cash consideration
extensionof letterapproximately is$0.70 attachedper heretoshare, as Exhibitextended 99.1.

ITEMon 7.  FINANCIALJune STATEMENTS17, AND2004, EXHIBITS

(c)    Exhibits

       ExhibitJuly No.           Description
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       99.1                 Extension6, Letter2004 datedand
July August 1623, 2004, expired.











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                                    SIGNATURE

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

Dated: AugustSeptember 1710, 2004

                                                                             THE MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES, INC.



                                                                             By: /s/ Bruce Bendell
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                                                                                     Name:   Bruce Bendell
                                                                                     Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
                                                                                                   Officer and Acting Chief 
                                                     Financial Officer

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