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

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 14 -- Sonic Automotive, Inc. today announced it will release fiscal 2006 second quarter financial results on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at 7:30 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call on August 2, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern).

To access the live broadcast of the conference call over the Internet go to: www.ccbn.com or 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 # 2748685

About Sonic Automotive

Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 300 company based in Charlotte, N.C., is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States operating 176 franchises and 38 collision repair centers. Sonic can be reached on the Web at www.sonicautomotive.com.

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