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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001299933-16-002276
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160405
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160408
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160407

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031203
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500]
		IRS NUMBER:				760506313
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13461
		FILM NUMBER:		161560940

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 GESSNER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-647-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 GESSNER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024
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	FORM 8-K
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	CURRENT REPORT
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	800 Gessner, Suite 500, Houston, Texas
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On April 5, 2016, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced its plans to conduct a conference call following the release of financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.<br><br>As provided in General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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	April 7, 2016
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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</B></FONT>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><FONT style="font-size: 16pt"><I><img src="e42496-1698102645165df66e_1.jpg"></I></FONT>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 16pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><I>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</I>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><FONT style="font-size: 14pt"><B>Group 1 Automotive Schedules 2016 First Quarter Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast</B>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 14pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>HOUSTON, April&nbsp;5, 2016 &#151; Group 1 Automotive, Inc. </B>(NYSE: GPI), an international, Fortune 500
automotive retailer, today announced that it will release financial results for the first quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2016, on Wednesday, April&nbsp;27, 2016, before market open. Earl J. Hesterberg, Group
1&#146;s president and chief executive officer, and the company&#146;s senior management team will host a
conference call to discuss the results later that morning at 10 a.m. ET.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The live conference call may be accessed by the </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">telephone details below or via webcast</FONT><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"> on
the Company&#146;s investor relations website at <U>http://www.group1corp.com/events</U>. The webcast
replay will be available for 30&nbsp;days.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The conference call will be available by dialing in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call at:

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Domestic:</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"></FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">1-888-317-6003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">1-412-317-6061</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">6811652</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="5" align="left"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">A telephonic replay will be available following the call through May&nbsp;4, 2016 by dialing:</FONT><BR></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">1-877-344-7529</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">1-412-317-0088</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">10083995</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><U><B>ABOUT GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.</B></U>
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Group 1 owns and operates 162 automotive dealerships, 212 franchises, and 37 collision centers in
the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil that offer 34 brands of automobiles. Through its
dealerships, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related vehicle
financing; sells service contracts; provides automotive maintenance and repair services; and sells
vehicle parts.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Investors please visit <U>www.group1corp.com</U>, <U>www.group1auto.com</U>,
<U>www.group1collision.com</U>, <U>www.facebook.com/group1auto</U>, and
<U>www.twitter.com/group1auto</U>, where Group 1 discloses additional information about the
Company, its business, and its results of operations.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">SOURCE: Group 1 Automotive, Inc.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Investor contacts:</B>
<BR>
Sheila Roth
<BR>
Manager, Investor Relations
<BR>
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
<BR>
713-647-5741 | <U>sroth@group1auto.com</U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Media contacts:</B>
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Pete DeLongchamps
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V.P. Manufacturer Relations, Financial Services and Public Affairs
<BR>
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
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713-647-5770 | <U>pdelongchamps@group1auto.com</U>
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or
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Clint Woods
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Pierpont Communications, Inc.
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713-627-2223 | <U>cwoods@piercom.com</U>



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