Exhibit 10.23
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation
Effective February 1, 2009

              Amount
Annual Retainer1:
       
Cash
  $ 31,500  
Stock2
    95,000  
Additional Annual Retainers:
       
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
    90,000  
Audit Committee Chair
    22,500  
Compensation Committee Chair
    9,000  
All Other Committee Chairs
    6,750  
Meeting Fees3:
       
Board
    2,250  
Audit Committee
    2,250  
Non-Audit Committee
    1,350  
Vehicle Stipend
    17,600  

 

1.   Payable in quarterly installments.   2.   Granted under Group 1 Automotive,
Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan; valued at the date of grant.   3.  
Abbreviated meetings, as determined at the discretion of the chair, will result
in the payment of one-half of the regular fees for the meeting.

Summary of Director
Stock Ownership Guidelines
Approved November 2004
Directors are required to maintain ownership of a minimum of 3,000 shares of
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.’s common stock. The minimum ownership requirement must
be achieved within three years of election to the Board of Directors. Restricted
stock granted to directors as part of the annual retainer counts toward the
minimum ownership requirement without regard to the vesting or other liquidity
provisions related thereto.