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| Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
| Related Parties | Related Parties Certain of our dealerships purchase the zMAX micro-lubricant from Oil-Chem Research Corporation (“Oil-Chem”), a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, LLC (“Speedway Motorsports”), for resale to Fixed Operations guests of our dealerships in the ordinary course of business. Sonic’s Executive Chairman, Mr. O. Bruton Smith, is also the Executive Chairman of Speedway Motorsports, and Mr. Smith’s son, Mr. Marcus G. Smith, a director and a greater than 10% beneficial owner of Sonic, is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Speedway Motorsports, a director of Speedway Motorsports, and an Executive Vice President of Sonic Financial Corporation (“SFC”), which is the largest stockholder of Sonic. Total purchases from Oil-Chem by our dealerships were approximately $1.4 million in 2020, and approximately $1.6 million in both 2019 and 2018. We also engaged in other transactions with various Speedway Motorsports subsidiaries, consisting primarily of (1) merchandise and apparel purchases from SMISC Holdings, LLC. (d/b/a SMI Properties) for approximately $0.6 million in 2020, and approximately $0.9 million in both 2019 and 2018; and (2) vehicle sales to various Speedway Motorsports subsidiaries for approximately $0.1 million in 2020, and approximately $0.2 million in both 2019 and 2018.
We participate in various aircraft-related transactions with SFC, a privately held company controlled by Mr. O. Bruton Smith and his family. Such transactions include, but are not limited to, the use of aircraft owned by SFC for business-related travel by our executives, a management agreement with SFC for storage and maintenance of aircraft leased by us from unrelated third parties and the use of our aircraft for business-related travel by certain affiliates of SFC. We incurred net expenses of approximately $0.6 million in 2020, and approximately $0.3 million in both 2019 and 2018 in transactions with SFC.
In October 2019, the Company and Lincoln Harris, LLC (“Lincoln Harris”) entered into a Facility Management Services Agreement, pursuant to which Lincoln Harris agreed to provide maintenance, repair and other facility management services to Sonic’s Charlotte area franchised dealerships. Mr. John W. Harris III, a Sonic director, serves as President and as a director of Lincoln Harris. Fees paid to Lincoln Harris by Sonic pursuant to the Facility Management Services Agreement were approximately $0.4 million in 2020.
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