Sonic Automotive, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

The change in the carrying amount of franchise assets and goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was as follows:

	Franchise Assets	Net Goodwill
	(In thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2014	$ 77,100	$ 475,929	(1)
Prior year acquisition allocations	-	230
Balance, March 31, 2015	$ 77,100	$ 476,159	(1)

(1) Net of accumulated impairment losses of $796,725.