Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 10-Q 2024 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

OF GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (“Report”), I, Daryl A. Kenningham, Chief Executive Officer of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (“Company”), hereby certify that to my knowledge:

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Daryl A. Kenningham

Daryl A. Kenningham

Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 26, 2024