Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) reported quarterly earnings of $7.34 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $6.83 by 7.31 percent. This is a 4.18 percent decrease over earnings of $7.66 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $9.271 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $9.222 billion by 0.53 percent. This is a 1.01 percent increase over sales of $9.178 billion the same period last year.