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  <xsd:element id="gpi_UsedVehicleRetailSales" name="UsedVehicleRetailSales" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gpi_UsedVehicleRetailSalesCostOfSales" name="UsedVehicleRetailSalesCostOfSales" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gpi_UsedVehicleWholesaleSales" name="UsedVehicleWholesaleSales" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gpi_UsedVehicleWholesaleSalesCostOfSales" name="UsedVehicleWholesaleSalesCostOfSales" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gpi_UsedVehiclesInventoryGross" name="UsedVehiclesInventoryGross" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gpi_UsedVehiclesMember" name="UsedVehiclesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gpi_Usedvehicledayssupply" name="Usedvehicledayssupply" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gpi_Valueofusedvehicleinventoryfinanced" name="Valueofusedvehicleinventoryfinanced" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gpi_VolkswagenMember" name="VolkswagenMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gpi_Volkswagenlegalclaims" name="Volkswagenlegalclaims" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gpi_WACCincreased200bpsMember" name="WACCincreased200bpsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gpi_WeightedAverageFairValueOfEmployeeStockPurchaseRightsIssued" name="WeightedAverageFairValueOfEmployeeStockPurchaseRightsIssued" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gpi_WestMember" name="WestMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
