GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is registered with the Texas Secretary of State under registration number 0011904006, with a filing status of Active. The company is incorporated in Delaware; its Texas registration reflects its qualification to transact business in that state, where its principal executive offices are located, at 730 Town and Country Boulevard, Suite 500, Houston, Texas 77024. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. was organized in December 1995 and completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1997, where its common stock trades under the ticker symbol GPI.
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. operates as a franchised automotive retailer. Through its dealership network it sells new and used cars and light trucks, arranges vehicle financing and related insurance products, sells manufacturer and third-party service contracts, and provides vehicle maintenance, repair and collision-repair services, together with wholesale and retail sale of vehicle parts. It represents multiple domestic, European and Asian vehicle manufacturer brands across its dealerships.
The company’s operations extend beyond Texas. As of December 31, 2025, Group 1 Automotive operated 145 dealerships and 21 collision centers in the United States and 109 dealerships and 11 collision centers in the United Kingdom, a combined network of 254 dealerships.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, Group 1 Automotive reported consolidated revenue of approximately 22.57 billion US dollars, an increase of about 13.2% over the prior year, with full-year gross profit of approximately 3.6 billion US dollars, according to its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results announced on January 29, 2026. The company reported approximately 20,452 employees group-wide as of that reporting period. These figures reflect the consolidated Group 1 Automotive corporate group rather than any single legal entity within it.
On August 10, 2026, Group 1 Automotive’s board of directors appointed David C. Kimbell, former Chief Executive Officer of Ulta Beauty, to the board, expanding it from nine to ten directors.
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: GPI), and its shares are held by a broad base of institutional and individual investors rather than a small number of disclosed private shareholders. As a listed issuer, only holders whose beneficial ownership exceeds the 5% reporting threshold under U.S. securities law are required to disclose their positions on Schedule 13G or 13D; the remainder of the share register, held largely through brokers in street name, is not individually disclosed.
Per a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC (Amendment No. 19, event date March 31, 2025, filed April 28, 2025), BlackRock, Inc. reported beneficial ownership of 1,961,862 shares, approximately 14.8% of the outstanding class, held in an investment-adviser capacity. Separate Schedule 13G filings with an event date of March 31, 2026 show Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC holding 712,365 shares (approximately 6.0%) and Vanguard Capital Management holding 603,213 shares (approximately 5.08%); both entities disaggregated their reporting from The Vanguard Group, Inc. following a January 2026 internal reorganization. Zavia’s registry data additionally records smaller fund-level positions as of August 2, 2026: iShares Trust – iShares Russell 2000 ETF (3.18%), John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust – Fundamental All Cap Core Trust (2.13%) and Fidelity Salem Street Trust – Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund (1.32%); these reflect individual index and mutual fund holdings rather than consolidated beneficial-ownership filings.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
No individual has been identified in the reviewed filings as an ultimate beneficial owner of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. The reporting persons disclosed above are institutional asset managers filing as passive investors on behalf of pooled investment vehicles and client accounts, not as individual beneficial owners, so no UBO can be reliably identified from the available data.
Data availability
Disclosure is major shareholders only: publicly available records identify institutional holders above the 5% SEC reporting threshold and selected fund-level positions, but the complete shareholder base of this NYSE-listed company, including holdings below the reporting threshold, is not publicly disclosed.
Sources
- BlackRock, Inc. – Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 19), SEC EDGAR, event date 31 March 2025, filed 28 April 2025 – https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001031203/000205211325001817/primary_doc.xml – retrieved 9 September 2026
- Vanguard Capital Management – Schedule 13G, SEC EDGAR, event date 31 March 2026 – https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001031203/000210011926000635/primary_doc.xml – retrieved 9 September 2026
- Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC – Schedule 13G, SEC EDGAR, event date 31 March 2026 – https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001031203/000210012126000419/primary_doc.xml – retrieved 9 September 2026
- Zavia.ai company registry data (institutional shareholding records), verified 2 August 2026, retrieved 9 September 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect, including entries the profile above does not cover.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 3.2% | Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect | |
| John Hancock Var Ins Tr-Fundamental All Cap Core Tr | 2.1% | Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect | |
| Fidelity Salem Street Trust-Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund | 1.3% | Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect |
Officers
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Directors and officers of Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.’s own registry record lists 12 active officers and directors in total, and the company’s 2026 proxy statement (record date March 18, 2026) confirms a ten-member board following the August 2026 appointment described below. The board is led by Charles L. Szews as Non-Executive Chair (director since 2016); other independent directors include Carin M. Barth (since 2017), Steven C. Mizell (since 2021), Lincoln Pereira Filho (since 2013), Stephen D. Quinn (since 2002), Steven P. Stanbrook (since 2019), Anne Taylor (since 2018) and MaryAnn Wright (since 2014). Daryl A. Kenningham serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director (since 2022). Other named current officers include Daniel J. McHenry, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Gillian A. Hobson, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary (since 2023); Peter C. DeLongchamps, Senior Vice President, Manufacturer Relations, Financial Services and Public Affairs; Edward McKissic, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Diversity Officer; and Shelley P. Washburn, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Nationality is not disclosed for any officer in the reviewed sources.
Recent officer changes
- New director appointment: David C. Kimbell joined the board of directors on August 10, 2026, expanding it from nine to ten members, and was appointed to the Audit Committee. Source: Form 8-K filed August 11, 2026.
- Executive promotion: Shelley P. Washburn was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in September 2024, having served as Vice President, Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer since January 2024. Source: company announcement.
- Retirement: Michael D. Jones, Senior Vice President, Aftersales, retired from that role effective September 1, 2025. Source: 2026 proxy statement (SEC DEF 14A).
Data availability
Officer information for this US-listed company is current only in the reviewed sources; historical appointment and resignation dates prior to those noted above were not confirmed. Nationality and country of residence are not published for directors or executive officers in SEC filings or the company’s own disclosures; only a US-based corporate correspondence address is associated with each officer in the registry record.
Sources
- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. – Form DEF 14A (2026 Proxy Statement), SEC EDGAR, record date 18 March 2026 – https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120326000100/gpi-20260402.htm – retrieved 9 September 2026
- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. – Form 8-K, SEC EDGAR, filed 11 August 2026 – https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120326000126/gpi-20260810.htm – retrieved 9 September 2026
- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. – company announcement, "Group 1 Automotive Appoints Dave Kimbell to Board of Directors", 11 August 2026 – https://www.group1corp.com/2026-08-11-Group-1-Automotive-Appoints-Dave-Kimbell-to-Board-of-Directors – retrieved 9 September 2026
- Zavia.ai company registry data (officer records), last synced 11 August 2026, retrieved 9 September 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect, including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
Group structure of Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is the ultimate parent company of a large, verified corporate group rather than an independent single-entity business; no parent of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. itself has been identified, and it is the top entity in its own ownership chain. The company’s registry-linked corporate structure data lists 246 verified US subsidiary entities plus one Cayman Islands entity, Sterling Management Holdings Limited, the great majority being individual dealership or holding-company subsidiaries registered across numerous US states including Texas, Oklahoma, California, Georgia, New York, South Carolina, New Mexico, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine and Florida. Group 1 Automotive, Inc.’s most recent Form 10-K subsidiaries exhibit, filed for fiscal year 2025, confirms this US and Cayman Islands structure and additionally discloses a further set of United Kingdom subsidiaries, including Group 1 Retail Ltd, Barons Automotive Limited, Beadles Group Limited and Autodevotion Limited, supporting the company’s UK dealership operations; these UK entities are not represented in the supplied corporate-linkage dataset. Ownership percentages for individual subsidiaries are not disclosed in the reviewed sources. Separately, the top-level entity record within the supplied group data cites a registration number (US TX 2573643) that differs from the primary registration number on this company profile (0011904006); this discrepancy could not be resolved from the sources reviewed. Information is current as of the fiscal year 2025 Form 10-K, filed in 2026, and registry data last synced 11 August 2026.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Management Holdings Limited | Cayman Islands | KY 306617 | Subsidiary | Not disclosed | Active (per Exhibit 21.1) | FY2025 Form 10-K |
| Group 1 Retail Ltd | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | Subsidiary | Not disclosed | Active (per Exhibit 21.1) | FY2025 Form 10-K |
| Barons Automotive Limited | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | Subsidiary | Not disclosed | Active (per Exhibit 21.1) | FY2025 Form 10-K |
| Beadles Group Limited | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | Subsidiary | Not disclosed | Active (per Exhibit 21.1) | FY2025 Form 10-K |
The approximately 246 verified US subsidiary entities already listed in this profile’s structured group graph are not repeated here.
Data availability
The corporate structure disclosed for Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is partial: US subsidiary entities and one Cayman Islands entity are represented in the registry-linked structure data and corroborated by the company’s SEC-filed subsidiary exhibit, but the company’s United Kingdom subsidiaries are confirmed by that same SEC filing yet absent from the supplied linkage dataset, and ownership percentages for individual subsidiaries are not disclosed in either source.
Sources
- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. – Form 10-K, Exhibit 21.1 (Subsidiaries of the Registrant), SEC EDGAR, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025 – https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120326000064/a2025q4exhibit211.htm – retrieved 9 September 2026
- Zavia.ai company registry data (corporate-linkage records), last synced 11 August 2026, retrieved 9 September 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect, including entries the profile above does not cover.
GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Group 1 Automotive, Inc.?
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated automotive retailer with principal executive offices in Houston, Texas, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GPI.
What is Group 1 Automotive's Texas registration number?
Group 1 Automotive is registered with the Texas Secretary of State under registration number 0011904006, with a filing status of Active.
When was Group 1 Automotive founded?
Group 1 Automotive was organized in December 1995 and completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1997.
What does Group 1 Automotive do?
It sells new and used vehicles, arranges vehicle financing and insurance products, provides maintenance, repair and collision-repair services, and sells vehicle parts through its dealership network.
How many dealerships does Group 1 Automotive operate?
As of December 31, 2025, Group 1 Automotive operated 145 dealerships and 21 collision centers in the US and 109 dealerships and 11 collision centers in the UK, a combined total of 254 dealerships.
What was Group 1 Automotive's revenue in 2025?
Group 1 Automotive reported consolidated revenue of approximately 22.57 billion US dollars for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of about 13.2% over the prior year.
How many employees does Group 1 Automotive have?
Group 1 Automotive reported approximately 20,452 employees group-wide as of its full-year 2025 results.
Who is the CEO of Group 1 Automotive?
Daryl A. Kenningham serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Who chairs Group 1 Automotive's board of directors?
Charles L. Szews serves as Non-Executive Chair of the board of directors, a role he has held since May 2023.
Who are Group 1 Automotive's largest disclosed shareholders?
BlackRock, Inc. reported beneficial ownership of approximately 14.8% per an April 2025 Schedule 13G/A, while Vanguard-affiliated investment advisers separately reported roughly 6.0% and 5.08% stakes as of March 2026.
Does Group 1 Automotive have a verified ultimate beneficial owner?
No individual ultimate beneficial owner has been identified; the disclosed major holders are institutional asset managers filing as passive investors.
Is Group 1 Automotive part of a corporate group?
Yes. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is the ultimate parent of a large group of US dealership subsidiaries plus a Cayman Islands entity and multiple United Kingdom subsidiaries.
Does Group 1 Automotive have subsidiaries outside the United States?
Yes, including Sterling Management Holdings Limited in the Cayman Islands and UK subsidiaries such as Group 1 Retail Ltd and Barons Automotive Limited.
Who joined Group 1 Automotive's board most recently?
David C. Kimbell, former CEO of Ulta Beauty, joined the board on August 10, 2026, expanding it to ten directors.
What is GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.'s company registration number?
GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.'s registration number is 0011904006, filed with Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect in United States. Its current status on the register is active.
Is GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. still an active company?
GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.'s status on Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect is listed as active.
When was GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. incorporated?
GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. was incorporated on 1 November 1996, according to Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect.
What is GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.'s registered address?
The registered address on file for GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. is HOUSTON, United States.
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