Retail

Penske, Group 1 assess the damage

Penske Automotive Group's Leicester Audi is among the group's 94 dealerships in the U.K.
June 27, 2016 05:00 AM
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Over there -- Penske

Here's a snapshot of Penske Automotive Group's international operations.
STORE COUNT
U.S.: 209Germany: 17Japan: 9
U.K.: 94Italy: 6Spain: 4
1Q REVENUE
U.S.: 57%U.K.: 35%Other int'l*: 7.3%
*Includes light vehicles in Germany, Italy, Spain and Japan; commercial vehicles in Canada, Australia, New Zealand
Source: Penske Automotive Group

Over there -- Group 1

Here's a snapshot of Group 1 Automotive's U.K. operations in the 1st quarter.
Store count: 29
Scale: 18% of global new-vehicle unit sales
REVENUE
$ millionschange
U.K.$431.9044%
Global$2,608.407.20%
GROSS PROFIT
$ millionschange
U.K.$46.7037%
Global$389.106.90%
Source: Group 1 Automotive

Penske Automotive Group Inc. and Group 1 Automotive Inc., two U.S. publicly traded auto retailers with U.K. operations, immediately had their stock prices drop to their lowest levels since February in the wake of Britain's vote to exit the European Union. The drops were much sharper than those of new-vehicle retailers without U.K. exposure, amid a market tumble.

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