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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-18-020439
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180807
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180808
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180808

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13461
		FILM NUMBER:		181001208

	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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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On August 7, 2018, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), announced the acquisition of two new Honda dealerships, Honda of Slidell in Slidell Louisiana, and Fernandez Honda in San Antonio, Texas. The Company also provided an update on its recently announced share repurchase program.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Group 1 Automotive Acquires Two Honda Dealerships in the United States</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">HOUSTON, TEXAS &#8211; August 7, 2018 <font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8211; /PRNewswire/ &#8211; </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;font-weight:normal;">Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> (NYSE: GPI), ("Group 1" or the "Company"), an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced the acquisition of Honda of Slidell in Slidell, Louisiana, and Fernandez Honda in San Antonio, Texas. These stores, which will continue to operate under the same names, are expected to generate $125 million in annual revenues. The Company now owns and operates 13 Honda dealerships across the United States in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Texas, as well as in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In addition, since July 26, 2018, the Company has repurchased 189,600 shares at an average price per common share of $69.61, for a total of $13.2 million. Year-to-date, the Company has repurchased 1.3 million shares at an average price of $68.63, for a total of $89.5 million. This represents 6.4 percent of the Company&#8217;s beginning of the year common share count. As of August 6, 2018, the Company has $60.2 million remaining on its Board authorized common stock share repurchase program. Future repurchases may be made from time to time, based on market conditions, legal requirements and other corporate considerations, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, and subject to Board approval and covenant restrictions.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#8220;We are delighted to expand our partnership with Honda, one of the most powerful automotive brands in the U.S. Additionally, these acquisitions increase our scale in two of our existing markets, which both contain promising growth potential. It should also be noted that we intend to continue with our declared share repurchase intentions as we affirmed during our July 26 earnings call and with additional repurchases since that date,&#8221; said Earl J. Hesterberg, Group 1's president and chief executive officer.</p>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Investors please visit <font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">www.group1corp.com</font>, <font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">www.group1auto.com</font>, <font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">www.group1collision.com</font>, <font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">www.facebook.com/group1auto</font>, and <font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">www.twitter.com/group1auto</font>, where Group 1 discloses additional information about the Company, its business, and its results of operations.</p>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-weight:normal;">"should," "foresee," "may" or "will" and similar expressions. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. Any such forward-looking statements are not assurances of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, (a) general economic and business conditions, (b) the level of manufacturer incentives, (c) the future regulatory environment, (d) our ability to obtain an inventory of desirable new and used vehicles, (e) our relationship with our automobile manufacturers and the willingness of manufacturers to approve future acquisitions, (f) our cost of financing and the availability of credit for consumers, (g) our ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions and the risks associated therewith, (h) foreign exchange controls and currency fluctuations, and (i) our ability to retain key personnel. For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</font></p>
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