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Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
NYSE: GPI
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
Group 1 Automotive drops plans for share offering
Aug 21 2001 05:40 AM PDT

Group 1 Automotive sets 2.2 million share offering
Aug 06 2001 05:50 AM PDT

Group 1 Automotive earnings rise 18 pct
Jul 26 2001 06:06 AM PDT

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 PROFILE
Group 1 Automotive is only one in a group of companies (AutoNation and United Auto Group are the largest) striving to consolidate the US car dealership business. Group 1 owns about 60 dealerships (100 franchises) and about 20 collision service centers in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas; it also sells cars online. Together these dealerships offer new and used cars and light trucks under about 30 different brands. In addition, Group 1 offers financing, provides maintenance and repair services, and sells replacement parts. Robert Howard II, who sold his dealerships to Group 1 in 1997, owns almost 15% of the company.

 COMPETITION
AutoNation, Inc. (AN)
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)
United Auto Group, Inc. (UAG)

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 3,586.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 43.0%
Employees: 5,830
Revenue per employee: $615,111.49

 KEY PEOPLE
• B. B. Hollingsworth
    CEO
• Scott L. Thompson
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
950 Echo Ln., Ste. 100
Houston, TX 77024
US
Phone: 713-647-5700
Fax: 713-647-5800
Online: Web Site

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