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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-19-003116
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190214
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190215

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:		19612168

	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 February 14, 2019, Group 1 Automotive, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.26 per share for the fourth quarter of 2018, payable on March 15, 2019 to stockholders of record on March 1, 2019.</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;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;;font-size:11pt;"><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Group 1 Automotive Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend<font style="font-size:12pt;margin-left:36pt;"></font></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">HOUSTON, February 14, 2019 &#8212; <font style="text-decoration:underline;">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 that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of&#160;$0.26&#160;per share for the fourth quarter of 2018. &#160;The dividend will be payable on&#160;March 15, 2019, to stockholders of record as of&#160;March 1, 2019.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">About Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Group 1 owns and <font style="color:#000000;">operates 182 </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">automotive dealerships</font>, 237<font style="color:#000000;"> franchises</font>, <font style="color:#000000;">and 47&#160;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">collision centers</font>&#160;in&#160;the United States, the&#160;United Kingdom&#160;and&#160;Brazil&#160;that offer 30<font style="color:#000000;"> brands </font>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.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Investors please visit <font style="text-decoration:none;">www.group1corp.com</font>, <font style="text-decoration:none;">www.group1auto.com</font>, <font style="text-decoration:none;">www.group1collision.com</font>, <font style="text-decoration:none;">www.facebook.com/group1auto</font>, and <font style="text-decoration:none;">www.twitter.com/group1auto</font>, where Group 1 discloses additional information about the Company, its business, and its results of operations. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are statements related to future, not past, events and are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. In this context, the forward-looking statements often include statements regarding our goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations, market position, pending and potential future acquisitions and business strategy, and often contain words such as &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;seeks,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;foresee,&#8221; &#8220;may&#8221; or &#8220;will&#8221; 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.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:3.33%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">713-647-5770 | <font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">pdelongchamps@group1auto.com</font></p>
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