Group 1 Automotive
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| Public | |
| Traded as | : GPI S&P 600 Component CIK: 0001031203 |
| Industry | Car dealership |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Houston, TX, U.S. |
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Key people
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Earl J. Hesterberg (CEO) |
| Website | www.group1auto.com |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (: GPI) is a Fortune 500 company, founded in 1985, and became public in 1997. It has its headquarters in the One Memorial City Plaza building in the Memorial City district of Houston, Texas.
As of 2013, Group 1 became the third largest automotive retailer in the United States and as of 2016 the company owns 124 dealerships in 15 states across the USA, 18 in Brazil and 35 in the UK.
The company is led by former Ford Motor Company executive, Earl J. Hesterberg.
Group 1 Automotive has dealerships in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Group 1 has acquired various UK dealers in 2012 to 2016, including: Barons Group, Chandlers Group, Essex Audi Group, Elms Group, Think Ford and most recently Spire Automotive.
Group 1 purchased Brazilian Automotive Group in 2013.
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