---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001031203-25-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPI"
cik: "0001031203"
company_name: "GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T03:07:34.662998+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Group 1 Automotive SVP Aftersales Michael Jones to retire Sept 1, 2025; part-time to year-end

## Summary
- Michael Jones, SVP Aftersales, will retire from officer role effective Sept 1, 2025.
- Jones will remain as part-time employee through Dec 31, 2025.
- Will receive regular salary through Sept 1 and a prorated annual bonus.
- Outstanding restricted stock awards will continue vesting after retirement under qualified retirement provisions, subject to non-compete/non-solicit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001031203-25-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPI
- cik: 0001031203
- company_name: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120325000015/0001031203-25-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120325000015/gpi-20250224.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031203-25-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031203-25-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031203-25-000015.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael D. Jones departed as Senior Vice President – Aftersales at GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Senior Vice President – Aftersales
  source text: On February 26, 2025, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), announced that Michael D. Jones, Senior Vice President – Aftersales, notified the Company that he will retire from his officer position effective September 1, 2025 (the “Transition Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120325000015/0001031203-25-000015-index.htm

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