Company: GPI
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001031203-25-000061
Chunk: 94

Company: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
Chunk 94
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, 2025. 

On March 26, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act imposing a 25 percent tariff on imported automobiles and certain automobile parts. Subsequent procedures issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce provided partial relief for vehicles qualifying under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and allowed manufacturers with U.S. assembly operations to apply for offsets on parts tariffs. In August 2025, a federal appeals court limited certain tariff powers under emergency statutes, but the Section 232 automobile tariffs remain in effect. The impact on our operations and results of operations cannot be predicted at this time.

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While the possibility exists for delays, reductions, or exemptions of the automotive and reciprocal tariffs, the potential impacts of the tariffs described above, as well as the reaction of the OEMs to such tariffs, remain uncertain and could significantly increase the price of our products as well as the future mix and demand for vehicles provided by our manufacturers. Additionally, reciprocal tariffs, tariffs on steel, aluminum, copper and other materials, and the elevated tariffs against China and other countries could negatively impact the global economy, demand for our products and our manufacturers’ global supply chains. Our manufacturers’ supply chain dependencies and production facility locations vary by OEM, and as a result, certain manufacturers, vehicle models, vehicle model variations and parts could be affected more significantly by the imposition of tariffs than others. We will continue to monitor the impact of the Trump Administration’s policies and the response of U.S. trading partners on our results of operations in future periods. 

Critical Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates

For discussion of our critical accounting policies and accounting estimates, refer to Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our 2024 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies or accounting estimates since December 31, 2024.

Results of Operations

The “same store” amounts presented below include the results of dealerships and corporate headquarters for the identical months in each comparative period, commencing with the first full month in which we owned the dealership. Amounts related to divestitures are excluded from each comparative period, ending with the last full month in which we owned the dealership. Same store results provide a measurement of our ability to grow revenues and profitability of our existing stores and also provide a metric for peer group comparisons. For these reasons, same store results allow management to accurately manage and monitor the underlying performance of the business and is