Sonic Automotive

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedJanuary 1, 1997
FounderOllen Bruton Smith
Headquarters
Key people
Number of employees
10,200[2] (2021)
SubsidiariesEchoPark Automotive
Websiteir.sonicautomotive.com

Sonic Automotive is a Fortune 500 company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth largest automotive retailer in the United States as measured by total revenues.[3] The company was founded by O Bruton Smith and completed its initial public offering on the NYSE in 1997.

Sonic Automotive operates in 24 states with more than 100 dealerships representing over 25 different brands of automobiles. The dealerships market new and used cars, replacement parts and vehicle maintenance, as well as collision repair services.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Executive Team | Sonic Automotive". sonicautomotive.com. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. FORM 10-K". SEC. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  3. ^ "Automotive News Top 150 Dealership Groups 2022". autonews.com. Crain Communications. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "About Sonic Automotive".