Lithia Motors (LAD)

Election of Directors

Our bylaws provide for not less than two and not more than seven directors. The number of directors is currently set at six. Directors are elected by the shareholders at our Annual Meeting and serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified. The following are the nominees proposed by our Board of Directors:

Each of these nominees is presently serving on our Board. Sidney DeBoer is the father of Bryan B. DeBoer, Jeffrey B. DeBoer and Mark DeBoer, each of whom serve as officers of the company. There are no other family relationships among our executive officers and directors.

Election of Directors

Our bylaws provide for not less than two and not more than seven directors. The number of directors is currently set at five. Directors are elected by the shareholders at our Annual Meeting and serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified. The following are the nominees proposed by our Board of Directors:

Each of these nominees, except Bryan DeBoer, is presently serving on our Board. Bryan DeBoer, who is currently serving as the President, is nominated to fill the position previously held by M.L. Dick Heimann, who is retiring from the Board at the end of his term. Mr. Heimann will remain as a member of the senior management of Lithia. Sidney DeBoer is the father of Bryan B. DeBoer, Jeffrey B. DeBoer and Mark DeBoer, each of whom serve as officers of the company. There are no other family relationships among our executive officers and directors.

Election of Directors

Our bylaws provide for not less than two and not more than seven directors. Mr. Gerald Taylor, a current director, will retire from the Board coincident with this Annual Meeting. With his retirement, the Board of Directors is establishing the number of directors at five and is not recommending a replacement at this time. Directors are elected by the shareholders at our Annual Meeting and serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified. The following are the nominees proposed by our Board of Directors:

Each of these nominees is presently serving on our board. Mr. DeBoer is the father of our executive officers Bryan B. DeBoer and Jeffrey B. DeBoer. There are no other family relationships among our executive officers and directors.

Certain biographical information is as follows:

Sid DeBoer has served as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary since 1968. He also is a member of various automobile industry organizations, including the President’s Club of the National Automobile Dealers Association, state auto dealers associations and the DaimlerChrysler National Dealer Council. Mr. DeBoer has earned several awards including the Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award in 1997, the Sports Illustrated All-Star Dealer Award in 1990 and Medford Chamber of Commerce Awards in 1986, 1991, 1993, 1998 and 2000. Mr. DeBoer is active with several community and charitable organizations, including Southern Oregon University Foundation Board, Oregon Community Foundation and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Mr. DeBoer attended Stanford University and the University of Oregon.

Tom Becker became a director in March 1997. Mr. Becker is the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Retirement Services, Inc. and Rogue Valley Manor, a continuing care retirement community, in Medford, Oregon. Pacific Retirement Services, Inc. is the parent corporation of over 30 retirement, senior housing and healthcare facilities in Oregon, California and Texas and provides management, operations and development services to non-profit retirement committees owned by others. Mr. Becker began his career with Rogue Valley Manor in January 1978. Mr. Becker holds a B.S. degree from the University of Oregon and serves on the Board of Directors of PremierWest Bancorp, Medford, Oregon.

Dick Heimann became a director in 1970. In February 2007, Mr. Heimann was promoted to Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to this, he served as our President of Corporate Affairs since January 2006. Prior to this, Mr. Heimann served as our Chief Operating Officer since 1996 and was appointed President in 1997. Mr. Heimann joined Lithia in 1970 as General Sales Manager, and later was promoted to General Manager and Partner of our first Dodge stores in Medford and Ashland, Oregon. He held various positions with us prior to becoming Vice President of Operations in 1979. Prior to joining us, he served as a service representative and district manager of Chrysler Corporation from 1967 to 1970. He has been a member of various state and national automobile industry organizations and community charities. Mr. Heimann is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a B.S. in Biology and Languages.

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Maryann N. Keller became a director in May 2005. Ms. Keller currently serves as the principal of Maryann Keller and Associates, a firm providing consulting services to automotive clients. From July 1999 to November 2000, Ms. Keller served as the President of the Automotive Services unit of Priceline.com. She joined Priceline.com from Furman Selz, an investment banking firm, where she served as a managing director of the firm from 1986 to 1999. Prior to joining Furman Selz, Ms. Keller was portfolio manager with Vilas-Fischer Associates from 1983 to 1986, and served as automotive industry analyst with Kidder Peabody & Co. Inc. and Paine Webber from 1972 to 1983. Ms. Keller also served as Chairman of the Society of Automotive Analysts from 1994 to 1999. She is currently a director of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a publicly-traded rental car company.

Bill Young became a director in March 1997. Currently, Mr. Young is an Executive Director at J.D. Power and Associates, a global marketing information firm specializing in consumer research for the automotive industry. From 1994 through July 2000, Mr. Young was the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Machine Vision Corporation, operating in the machine vision industry.  Prior to 1994, Mr. Young served with Volkswagen of America in various capacities for a period of 18 years, most recently as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Young also has extensive experience as an independent automotive marketing consultant.

Election of Directors

Our bylaws provide for not less than two and not more than seven directors. The Board of Directors has currently established the number of directors at six. Directors are elected by the shareholders at our Annual Meeting and serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified.

Election of Directors

Our bylaws provide for not less than two and not more than seven directors.  The Board of Directors has currently established the number of directors at six.  Directors are elected by the shareholders at our Annual Meeting and serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified.