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Sonic Automotive, Inc. Schedules Release of Fourth Quarter / Year End Results and Conference Call

    CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 20 Sonic Automotive, Inc. today announced it will release fiscal
2000 4th quarter and year end financial results on Monday, February 26, 2001
at 4:30 P.M. (Eastern).  Senior management will hold a conference call on
Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern).
    To access the live broadcast of the call over the Internet go to:
http://www.streetfusion.com or http://www.sonicautomotive.com
    A live audio of the call will be accessible to the public by calling
888-318-6429, Security Code: SONIC.  International callers dial 334-260-0508.
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 800-858-5309 (domestic) or
334-260-0890 (international), access code: 40031, pass code: 76291.

    About Sonic Automotive, Inc.
    Sonic Automotive, Inc. is the second largest automotive retailer in the
United States operating 168 franchises and 30 collision repair centers.  Sonic
can be reached on the Web at http://www.sonicautomotive.com.

    Included herein are forward-looking statements, including statements with
respect to targeted or anticipated revenue and profit and earnings per share
growth.  There are many factors that affect management's views about future
events and trends of the Company's business.  These factors involve risk and
uncertainties that could cause actual results or trends to differ materially
from management's view, including without limitation, economic conditions,
risks associated with acquisitions and the risk factors described in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed on January 5, 2001.  The
Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking
information.

    Contact:   J. Todd Atenhan, Investor Relations of Sonic Automotive, Inc.
               (888) 766-4218.
    Internet Address:  http://www.sonicautomotive.com