Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) reported quarterly earnings of $1.62 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.39 by 16.55 percent. This is a 9.46 percent increase over earnings of $1.48 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.688 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.729 billion by 1.11 percent. This is a 1.01 percent increase over sales of $3.651 billion the same period last year.