Exhibit 23.3


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FIRSTAMERICA AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
on Form S-3 of Sonic Automotive, Inc. dated February 2, 2000 of our report
dated March 19, 1999, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of
FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1998, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of Sonic Automotive
dated January 27, 2000:

/s/ KPMG LLP
February 2, 2000
San Francisco, California