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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-19-025554
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190722
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190723
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190723

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:		19967288

	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:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:6.67%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On July 22, 2019, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, <font style="color:#000000;">announced the acquisition of four Volkswagen franchises and one Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle franchise in the U.K.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;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:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">HOUSTON, July 22, 2019 &#8212; <font style="color:#auto;text-decoration:underline;">Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</font> (NYSE: GPI), <font style="font-weight:normal;">(&#8220;Group 1&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;),</font> <font style="font-weight:normal;">an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, </font><font style="color:#000000;font-weight:normal;">today announced the acquisition of five Volkswagen franchises in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;This transaction includes four Volkswagen franchises and one Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle franchise located east of London in the county of Essex.&nbsp;&nbsp;This territory is contiguous with several other existing automotive dealerships currently owned and operated by Group 1 Automotive in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;Specifically, the acquired operations are located in the cities of Chelmsford, Colchester, Romford and Southend.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;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>
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<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:0pt;font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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.</font><font style="font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </font><font style="font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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.</font><font style="font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </font><font style="font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.</font><font style="font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </font><font style="font-style:italic;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">SOURCE: Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Investor contacts:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">Sheila Roth</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">Manager, Investor Relations</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">713-647-5741 | <font style="text-decoration:none;color:#000000;">sroth@group1auto.com</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Media contacts:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">Pete DeLongchamps</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">Senior Vice President, Manufacturer Relations, Financial Services and Public Affairs</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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:none;color:#000000;">pdelongchamps@group1auto.com</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">or</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">Clint Woods</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">Pierpont Communications, Inc.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;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;">713-627-2223 | <font style="text-decoration:none;color:#000000;">cwoods@piercom.com</font></p>
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