Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Group 1 Automotive's 2021 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call. Please be advised that today's conference call is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference call over to Mr. Pete DeLongshaw, Group 1's Senior Vice President of Manufacturer Relations, Financial Services, and Public Affairs.

Please go ahead, Mr. DeLongshaw.

Good morning, everyone. And welcome to today's call. The earnings release we issued this morning and a related slide presentation that include reconciliations related to the adjusted results we will refer to on this call for comparison purposes have been posted to Group 1's website. Before we begin, I'd like to make some brief remarks about forward-looking statements and the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Except for historical information mentioned during the conference call, Statements made by management of Group 1 Automotive are forward-looking statements that are pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation and Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecast results. Those risks include, but are not limited to, risks associated with pricing, volume, inventory supply due to increased customer demand, and reduced manufacturing production levels due to component shortages, conditions of markets, and adverse developments in the global economy, as well as the public health crisis related to the COVID-19 virus, and resulting impacts on the demand for new and used vehicles and related services. Those and other risks are described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past 12 months. Copies of these filings are available from both the SEC and the company. In addition, certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules may be discussed on this call. As required by applicable SEC rules, the company provides reconciliations of any such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures on its website. Participating with me today on the call, Earl Hesterberg, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Darrell Kenningham, our President of U.S. and Brazilian Operations, and Daniel McHenry, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. I'll now hand the call over to Earl.