SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):    December 17, 2002     
 
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
1-13395
  
56-201079
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Indentification No.)
 
5401 E. Independence Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina
  
28212
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 566-2400
 

 
Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On December 17, 2002, we issued a press release announcing revised earnings targets.
 
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this current report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
By:
  
    /s/    THEODORE M. WRIGHT         
   
Theodore M. Wright
President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Dated:    December 17, 2002

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