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Motley Fool  Jun 23 
Are these companies dead -- or just dead-ish?
Wall Street Journal  Jun 20 
Car dealers and auto makers are laying plans to try to capitalize on the "cash for clunkers" provision in the war-funding bill passed by Congress this week.
Motley Fool  Jun 9 
Auto dealership stocks are soaring. Who would have guessed?
Motley Fool  May 21 
These companies have made big gains in the past month.
Bloomberg  May 15 
(Update4) General Motors Corp., facing a probable bankruptcy filing by June 1, is telling 1,100 “underperforming” U.S. dealers they will be terminated as the automaker starts shrinking its retail network.
PR News Wire  May 8 
Sets New Car Market Share Records, Raises its Annualized Cost Reduction Target to $135 Million CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: SAH), the nation's third-largest automotive retailer, today reported that
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The fate of the 'Big Three' still hangs in the balance as the government ponders a bailout. Andrew Snyder says auto dealerships are also at the mercy of their Detroit suppliers. He says a lot of things have to go right for most dealers to survive...
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Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) is the third largest automotive retailer in the U.S., with operations located in 15 states. The company operates 171 dealership franchises, representing a variety of brands of cars and light-trucks, and 37 collision repair centers. Sonic sells new and used vehicles, and replacement parts. It also provides vehicle maintenance, warranty, paint and collision repair, extended warranty contracts, financing, and insurance. Sonic generates 62% of revenue from the sale of new vehicles 22% from used vehicles 14% from parts, service, and collision repair and 2% from finance and insurance. However, nearly 45% of gross profit is from parts, service and repair, while 29% is from new vehicles. The company's major markets are in Ohio, Texas and California, with Norhern California and Houston being 31% of sales. Honda (15%), Toyota (14%) and BMW (13%) are the major auto brands sold by the company. Luxury and imported brands are 74% of the mix.



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