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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001299933-17-000064
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170118
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170123
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170123

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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:		17540159

	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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	January 18, 2017
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	800 Gessner, Suite 500, Houston, Texas
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On January 18, 2017, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced its plans to conduct a conference call following the release of financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 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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	January 23, 2017
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 44%"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</B>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</I>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 14pt"><B>Group 1 Automotive Schedules 2016 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Release, Conference
Call and Webcast</B>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 14pt"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"><B>HOUSTON, January&nbsp;18, 2017 &#151; </B><U>Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</U> <B>(NYSE: GPI)</B>, an international,
Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced that it will release financial results for the
fourth quarter and full year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016, on Thursday, February&nbsp;2, 2017, 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: 12pt">The conference call will be simulcast live on the Internet at <U>www.group1auto.com</U>. Click on
&#145;Investor Relations&#146; and then &#145;Events&#146; or through this link:
<U>http://www.group1corp.com/events</U>. A webcast replay will be available for 30&nbsp;days.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt">The conference call will also be available live 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 nowrap align="right">1-888-317-6003</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5" align="left">A telephonic replay will be available following the call through February&nbsp;9, 2017 by dialing:<BR></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>About Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</B>
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Group 1 owns and operates 159&nbsp;<U>automotive dealerships</U>, 210 franchises, and 38&nbsp;<U>collision
centers</U>&nbsp;in&nbsp;the United States, the&nbsp;United Kingdom&nbsp;and&nbsp;Brazil&nbsp;that offer 31 brands of
automobiles.&nbsp; 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>
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Sheila Roth
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Manager, Investor Relations
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Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
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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
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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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