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Public · NYSE:GPIFor profitAutomotiveHouston, Texas, United States

Group 1 Automotive

Group 1 Automotive owns and operates about 130 franchises at approximately 100 dealerships, as well as about 25 collision service centers

Founded
1997
29 years ago
Staff
10001+
3,181 on LinkedIn
Followers
49k
on LinkedIn
Funding
$3.0B
as listed, USD

We are a Houston-based, Fortune 300 automotive retailer. Since our initial public offering in October 1997, Group 1 has grown to become the third-largest dealership group in the United States and has expanded into the United Kingdom. The company achieved this success through a strategy that leverages management experience and emphasizes geographic and brand diversity, interrelated revenue streams, operational efficiencies, and the prudent deployment of capital. Our Core Values: Integrity – We conduct ourselves… Read all

We are a Houston-based, Fortune 300 automotive retailer. Since our initial public offering in October 1997, Group 1 has grown to become the third-largest dealership group in the United States and has expanded into the United Kingdom. The company achieved this success through a strategy that leverages management experience and emphasizes geographic and brand diversity, interrelated revenue streams, operational efficiencies, and the prudent deployment of capital. Our Core Values: Integrity – We conduct ourselves with the highest level of ethics both personally and professionally when we sell to and perform service for our customers without compromising our honesty. Transparency – We promote open and honest communication between each other and our customers. Professionalism – We set our standards high so that we can exceed expectations and strive for perfection in everything we do. Teamwork – We put the interest of the group first, before our individual interests, as we know that success only comes when we work together.

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Size

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10001+ people: larger than 100% of companies with a size listed. 3,181 people list it on LinkedIn.

Age

199719002026

29 years old.

Reach

No web traffic ranking listed. 49,462 followers on LinkedIn.

What it does

AutomotiveRetailSalesAutomobile SalesAutomobile ServiceCollision CentersAutomobile PartsAutomobile Financingcar dealerdealershipautomobile dealershipcar dealershipautomobile partsautomobile repairautomobile service

Funding, as listed

$3.0B raised in total

  • Rounds2
  • LatestPost ipo debt, Jul 2024
  • Latest amountUSD 3,500,000,000
  • Investors20

What the source datasets report. We have not watched these rounds ourselves, and do not hold this company in the startups database.

FoundersBob Howard, Charles Smith, Kevin Whalen, Sterling McCall
Acquisitions made4
Apps14

Every detail we hold

Everything the source datasets list about Group 1 Automotive, field by field. Contact details are held but never shown.

The company

Name
Group 1 Automotive
Type
For profit
Status
Public · NYSE:GPI
Founded
1997
Founders
Bob Howard, Charles Smith, Kevin Whalen, Sterling McCall
Industry
Automotive
Categories
Automotive, Retail, Sales
Specialities
Automobile Sales, Automobile Service, Collision Centers, Automobile Parts, Automobile Financing, car dealer, dealership, automobile dealership, car dealership, automobile parts, automobile repair, automobile service

Where

City
Houston
Region
Texas
Country
United States
Markets
Greater Houston Area, Southern US

Size and reach

Staff band
10001+
People on LinkedIn
3,181
LinkedIn followers
49,462
Apps
14

Funding, as listed

Total
$3,000,000,000 USD
Rounds
2
Latest round
Post ipo debt
Latest round date
Jul 2024
Latest amount
3,500,000,000 USD
Investors
20
Stock listing
NYSE:GPI
Listing status
public

Corporate family

Acquisitions made
4

About this record

Sources
Crunchbase, LinkedIn
Last imported
Sept 2026

Growth, as the source summarises it

Group 1 Automotive reported record revenues in 2023 despite challenges. The company acquired RRR Automotive Group to increase its presence in mid-Atlantic states and purchased four Mercedes-Benz dealerships in the UK. Additionally, Group 1 Automotive saw its Relative Strength (RS) rating climb to 75. However, the company experienced a dip in EPS in Q1 2024 despite surpassing revenue forecasts.

Summaries written by the source dataset, not by us, and not checked.

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