Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 10-K2015 FY Annual report

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Exhibit 12.1

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)



	For the year ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013			2012			2011
Earnings:
Pretax income	$	182,171		$	164,400		$	191,895		$	160,735		$	132,094
Add:
Fixed charges	108,106			105,739			97,233			84,395			78,429
Less:
Capitalized interest	(741		)	(731		)	(805		)	(689		)	(635		)
Total Earnings	$	289,536		$	269,408		$	288,323		$	244,441		$	209,888
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	96,167		$	91,306		$	80,639		$	69,261		$	61,409
Estimated interest within rent expense	11,198			13,702			15,789			14,445			16,385
Capitalized interest	741			731			805			689			635
Total Fixed Charges	$	108,106		$	105,739		$	97,233		$	84,395		$	78,429
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges	2.7			2.5			3.0			2.9			2.7