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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY (PUBLIC): POWER OF ATTORNEY-JAMES ALBERTINE
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned,
James Albertine (the "Reporting Person"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Gillian A. Hobson, Brandon Brunet, and Emily Kercheville
as the Reporting Person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact (each an
"Attorney-in-Fact" and, collectively, the "Attorneys-in-Fact"),
each, individually or jointly, to have full power to act in my
name, place and stead and on my behalf to do and execute all or
any of the following acts, deeds and things:

      (1)	prepare, execute in the Reporting Person's name and on
the Reporting Person's behalf, and submit to the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary
or appropriate to obtain codes, passwords, and passphrases
enabling the Reporting Person to make electronic filings with
the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

      (2)	execute for and on behalf of the Reporting Person in
the Reporting Person's capacity as an officer or director of
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder;

      (3)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the Reporting Person which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file
such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and

      (4)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, and in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the Reporting Person.

	The Reporting Person hereby grants to each such attorney-
in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every
act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the Reporting
Person might or could do if personally present, with full power
of Substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by the virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The Reporting Person acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the Reporting Person, are not assuming, nor is
the Company assuming, any of the Reporting Person's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with
such requirements, or any liability of the undersigned for
disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

	The undersigned agrees that such attorneys-in-fact herein
may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by
the undersigned to any such attorney-in-fact. The undersigned also
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and such
attorneys-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or omission of necessary facts in the information
provided by the Reporting Person to any of such attorneys-in-fact for
purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4,
or 5 (including amendments thereto), Form ID or the Update Passphrase
Form and agrees to reimburse the Company and such attorney-in-fact for
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action.

	The Reporting Person agrees that each such attorney-in-fact
herein may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in
writing by the undersigned to such attorney-in-fact. The undersigned
also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each such
attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based on any
untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in the information
provided by the Reporting Person to such attorney-in-fact for purposes
of executing, acknowledging, delivering and filing Forms 3, 4 and 5
(including amendments thereto) and agrees to reimburse the Company and
such attorney-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending
against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.

	This Power of Attorney supersedes any power of attorney
previously executed by the Reporting Person regarding the purposes
outlined in the first paragraph hereof ("Prior Powers of Attorney"),
and the authority of the attorney-in-fact named in any Prior Powers of
Attorney is hereby revoked.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the Reporting Person is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4
and 5 with respect to the Reporting Person's holdings of, and
transactions in, securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the Reporting Person in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Reporting Person has caused this
Limited Power of Attorney for Section 16 Reporting Obligations to be
executed this 6th day of February, 2025.

	/s/James Albertine
	James Albertine


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