type public traded as nyse gpi cik 0001031203 industry car dealership founded 1995 headquarters houston tx u.s. key people earl j. hesterberg ceo website www.group1auto.com group 1 automotive inc. nyse gpi is a fortune 500 company founded in 1985 1 and became public in 1997 . it has its headquarters in the one memorial city plaza building in the memorial city district of houston texas . 2 3 as of 2013 group 1 became the third largest automotive retailer in the united states 4 and as of 2016 the company owns 124 dealerships in 15 states across the usa 18 in brazil and 35 in the uk . 5 6 the company is led by former ford motor company executive earl j. hesterberg . 7 locations edit 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 . 8 6 9 group 1 purchased brazilian automotive group in 2013 . references edit group 1 automotive inc. . wall street journal . retrieved 16 january 2015 . map mcity lg.gif . memorial city . retrieved on december 8 2009 . contact us . group 1 automotive . retrieved on december 8 2009 . group 1 snaps up 3 more dealerships in the uk . automotive news . 1 december 2014 . retrieved 16 january 2015 . investor relations . group 1 automotive . retrieved 16 january 2015 . a b automotive group 1 . group 1 automotive new volkswagen lexus mini hyundai cadillac audi mazda mercedes benz lincoln kia buick toyota subaru scion gmc smart ford bmw acura ram nissan dodge jeep porsche chevrolet chrysler volvo honda dealership in . group1auto.cms.dealer.com . retrieved 2016 07 12 . earl hesterberg . forbes . retrieved 16 january 2015 . elms bmw and mini dealership in bedford sold to american company . bedford today . 1 december 2014 . retrieved 16 january 2015 . group 1 announces acquisition of spire automotive . www.am online.com . retrieved 2016 07 12 . external links edit companies portal houston portal group 1 automotive this article about an automotive industry corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title group 1 automotive & oldid 743465574 categories auto dealerships of the united statescompanies based in houstoncompanies listed on the new york stock exchangeamerican companies established in 19971997 establishments in texasmotor vehicle company stubsunited states retail company stubshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 19 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view