Lithia Motors, Inc. Second Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call

MEDFORD, Ore.--July 6, 2004--Lithia Motors, Inc. , will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter results on Thursday, July 22, 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Lithia Motor's Web site at www.lithia.com.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.fulldisclosure.com, Thomson/CCBN's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

Lithia Motors, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 and Russell 2000 Company that sells 24 brands of new vehicles and operates 82 stores and 151 franchises in 12 states in the Western United States and over the Internet through "Lithia.com-America's Car & Truck Store". Lithia also sells used vehicles; arranges finance, warranty, and credit insurance contracts; and provides vehicle parts, maintenance, and repair services at all of its locations. Lithia retailed 95,255 new and used vehicles and had $2.51 billion in total revenue in 2003.