Access to all of the Group 1 websites you are accustomed to using is now consolidated in one convenient location. There may even be some valuable resources you were not aware of listed on the left. If you are unable to enter any of the sites and feel you should have access, please feel free to call the Corporate IT department at (713) 647-5700.
In the event of an emergency, there is only one address for you and your fellow employees to remember in order to stay in touch with your company - www.group1home.com.
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Welcome to Group 1's Employee Website!
Our new employee intranet website is up and running! We now have access to our web based resources in one convenient location. This benefit will not only improve communication within the organization, but provide us with real time stock information, easy navigation icons to all company website links, and real time automotive headlines from sources like - Automotive News; J.D. Power; Yahoo Finance and more…Remember this is your web site so if you have suggestions please let us know via the suggestion button.
Please send suggestions to webadmin@group1auto.com. Thanks!
In the news...
Group 1 Automotive Able To Navigate Twists, Turns
Story Featured in the Wall Street Journal this month.
Group 1 Automotive Inc., among the largest U.S. auto retailers, has plenty threatening its bottom line, from sinking sales of profitable pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles to a credit crunch making it ever tougher for Americans to buy new vehicles.
Still, analysts say few dealer chains are better equipped to navigate the rocky economy than...
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updated Sept.30, 2008 9:48 a.m. CST
U.S. Auto Makers Pin Hopes on Rescue Plan
Wall Street Bailout Also Had Provisions for Soured Car Loans
As Congress hammers out revisions on a bailout plan for Wall Street, U.S. auto companies are hoping the new plan could stem a growing credit crisis that threatens to further crimp their industry.
The original $700 billion deal, which failed to pass the House of Representatives on Monday, included a substantial bailout for auto lenders<read more> |
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New Advantage BMW – Midtown Houston. Opening October 2008! 
Specs on New Solar Powered Dealership.
The array consists of 10 rows of 15 panels of Kyocera 205watt. This Produces 30.75kW or 3077kwh per month. It will account for 18-20% of monthly consumption. PV System Size: 30.75 kW Yearly Power Generation: 36, 926 kWh Monthly Power Generation: 3, 077 kWh 30 Year Power Generation: 1, 103, 619 kWh Equivalent Number of Carbon Absorbing Trees: 4, 431 trees. CO2 Emissions Prevented: 2, 115, 860 pounds. Amount of Smog and Acid Rain Causing Pollutants Prevented: 12, 186 pounds of NOx and Sox. River Water Kept Clean from Mercury Poisoning: 1, 883, 226 gallons. Estimated System Offset: 18%-20% of current consumption. There will also be a 42 inch flat-screen in the customer lounge area for monitoring constant production and performance of system.
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The New Mercedes Benz of Beverly Hills Service Center 
This service center is a state of the art service facility. Three stories with a basement and parking deck on top. The basement houses all the detailing of cars and two full size car washes. The service area has 78 work stalls, a three story Remstar parts carousel and can hold an additional 250 cars for sales and service.
Total square footage- 206,000!
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The New Sterling McCall Restoration Center 
Specs on the New Collision Shop
Total Facility
55,540 Square Feet
Paint Center (18,360SF)
9 down draft paint booths with dedicated quick lane.
Metal Shop (26,210SF)
42 work Stalls w/10 recessed and 2 above ground frame machines, 10 in ground Rotary Lifts, Vac system and Compressed air loop throughout.
208V and 480V welding outlets through that shop.
16’ diameter ceiling fans for maximum air circulation
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