Lithia Motors (NYSE: LAD) reported quarterly earnings of $6.74 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $8.11 by 16.9 percent. This is a 13.48 percent decrease over earnings of $7.79 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $9.198 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $9.189 billion by 0.10 percent. This is a 0.26 percent increase over sales of $9.174 billion the same period last year.