Sonic Automotive (NYSE: SAH) reported quarterly earnings of $1.82 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.74 by 4.6 percent. This is a 16.89 percent decrease over earnings of $2.19 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.934 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.772 billion by 4.29 percent. This is a 7.57 percent increase over sales of $3.657 billion the same period last year.