Sonic Automotive, Inc. Schedules Release of Second Quarter Results and Conference Call

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 8 -- Sonic Automotive, Inc. today announced it will release fiscal 2005 second quarter financial results on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at 7:30 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call on July 26, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern).

To access the live broadcast of the conference call over the Internet go to: http://www.ccbn.com/ or http://www.sonicautomotive.com/ .

A live audio of the conference call will be accessible to the public by calling (877) 791-3416. International callers dial (706) 643-0958. 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) 642-1687 (domestic) or (706) 645-9291 (international), conference call ID # 7731866.

About Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 300 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is among the largest automotive retailers in the United States operating 186 franchises and 39 collision repair centers in 15 states. For more information about Sonic Automotive, visit http://www.sonicautomotive.com/.