Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF FINANCIAL 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 Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John C. Rickel, Chief Financial Officer of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify that:
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/ John C. Rickel |
| John C. Rickel |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Date: December 2, 2011
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