Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8-K Group 1 Automotive Acquires Audi Dealership in Fort Worth, Texas

Exhibit 99.2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Group 1 Automotive Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

HOUSTON, August 16, 2017 —Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI),(“Group 1” or the “Company”), an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today declared a cash dividend of $0.24 per share for the second quarter of 2017. The dividend will be payable on September 15, 2017, to stockholders of record on September 1, 2017.

ABOUT GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Group 1 owns and operates 174automotive dealerships, 228 franchises, and 47 collision centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil that offer 32 brands of automobiles. Through its dealerships, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related vehicle financing; sells service contracts; provides automotive maintenance and repair services; and sells vehicle parts.

Investors please visit www.group1corp.com, www.group1auto.com, www.group1collision.com, www.facebook.com/group1auto, and www.twitter.com/group1auto, where Group 1 discloses additional information about the Company, its business, and its results of operations.

SOURCE: Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Investor contacts:
Sheila Roth
Manager, Investor Relations
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
713-647-5741 | sroth@group1auto.com

Media contacts:
Pete DeLongchamps
V.P. Manufacturer Relations, Financial Services and Public Affairs
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
713-647-5770 | pdelongchamps@group1auto.com
or
Clint Woods
Pierpont Communications, Inc.
713-627-2223 | cwoods@piercom.com