Sonic Automotive, Inc. Schedules Release of Third Quarter Results and Conference Call

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: SAH) today announced it will release fiscal 2007 third quarter financial results on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7:30 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call on October 30, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern).

To access the live broadcast of the conference call over the Internet go to: www.sonicautomotive.com

A live audio of the conference call will be accessible to the public by calling (877) 791-3416. International callers dial (706) 643-0958. Callers should dial in approximately 10 minutes before the call begins.

A conference call replay will be available one hour following the call for seven days and can be accessed by calling: (800) 642-1687 (domestic) or (706) 645-9291 (international), conference call ID # 20685101

About Sonic Automotive

Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 300 Company, is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States operating 176 franchises and 35 collision repair centers. Sonic can be reached on the Web at http://www.sonicautomotive.com.

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