Lithia Motors to Present at Stephens Specialty Retailing Conference

MEDFORD, Ore.--March 11, 2005--Lithia Motors Inc. , the 8th largest auto-retailer in the United States, today announced that Chairman Sidney DeBoer will present at the Stephens Specialty Retailing Conference in New York City. The presentation is scheduled to occur from 8:00 to 8:25 a.m. Eastern Time on March 15, 2005.

The presentation will be available at www.Lithia.com

Listeners should click on the "Investor Relations" tab and then click on the Conference Icon.

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).

About Lithia

Lithia Motors, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 and Russell 2000 Company that sells 25 brands of new vehicles and operates 87 stores and 171 franchises in 13 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 98,331 new and used vehicles and had $2.7 billion in total revenue in 2004.

Additional Information

For additional information on Lithia Motors, contact the Investor Relations Department: (541) 776-6591 or log-on to: www.lithia.com - go to Investor Relations