| 23.60 Data as of May 17 | +0.01 / +0.04%Today’s Change | 11.88 Today|||52-Week Range 25.51 | +12.97% Year-to-Date |
| SECTOR Retail Trade | INDUSTRY Specialty Stores | MARKET CAP $1.2B |
Company Description
Sonic Automotive, Inc. retails new and used automobiles. It provides services, including sales of both new and used cars and light trucks, sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, warranty, paint and repair services and arrangement of extended service contracts, financing, insurance, vehicle protection products and other aftermarket products for automotive customers. The company was founded by Ollen Bruton Smith and Bryan Scott Smith in January 1997 and is headquartered in Charlotte. NC.
Employees

Shareholders
| Mutual fund holders | 50.43% |
| Other institutional | 34.74% |
| Individual stakeholders | 16.43% |
Top Executives
| Ollen Bruton Smith | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Bryan Scott Smith | President, Director & Chief Strategic Officer |
| Jeff Dyke | Executive Vice President-Operations |
| Heath R. Byrd | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President |
| Stephen K. Coss | Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel |