Sonic Automotive, Inc.
A retailer of new and used cars, one of the largest in the United States, running dealerships that sell brands like Toyota, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz alongside its EchoPark chain, which focuses on pre-owned vehicles. Founded in 1997 by O. Bruton Smith, a motorsports figure, and based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite the name, it has no connection to the Sonic Drive-In fast-food chain.
Bought 100.0K
Granted 236.8K · Sold 152.4K
Granted 15.3K
Granted 15.3K
Granted 56.5K · Sold 181.7K
Granted 83.6K · Sold 76.5K
Granted 10.2K
Granted 9.9K
Granted 9.9K
Granted 10.7K
Granted 12.6K
| Insider | Stake change | Holds now | Granted / vested | Bought | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusnak Paul P.10% owner · 6 transactions | — | 5.10M | — | 100.0K | — |
| Smith David BrutonChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner · 28 transactions | +1.9% | 1.38M | 236.8K | — | 152.4K |
| Smith Bryan ScottDirector, 10% owner · 5 transactions | +3.9% | 1.24M | 15.3K | — | — |
| Smith Marcus GDirector, 10% owner · 5 transactions | +5.1% | 941.0K | 15.3K | — | — |
| Dyke JeffPresident, Director · 22 transactions | -39.2% | 655.3K | 56.5K | — | 181.7K |
| Byrd HeathEVP and CFO · 25 transactions | -24% | 146.1K | 83.6K | — | 76.5K |
| Brooks William RDirector · 3 transactions | +9.5% | 117.9K | 10.2K | — | — |
| Belk William IDirector · 3 transactions | +10.2% | 107.2K | 9.9K | — | — |
| Taylor R EugeneDirector · 3 transactions | +18.4% | 63.9K | 9.9K | — | — |
| Kaiser Keri ADirector · 3 transactions | +72.6% | 25.5K | 10.7K | — | — |
| Hodge Michael EdwardDirector · 3 transactions | +143.7% | 21.4K | 12.6K | — | — |
Select a row to see that insider’s individual transactions. Sum of the holdings confirmed in the 12 months before this insider's last filing. A Form 4 reports a holding per line — held directly, or through a named trust, partnership or foundation, and in each share class separately — never a person’s total. Lines not restated in that time are left out and shown apart: an active filer restates what they still hold, so a line they did not restate is more often an entity since renamed, whose shares a successor line reports too. An amber marker means some were left out.
Net open-market activity over the last 3 years: -310.6K shares. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded — they are compensation mechanics, not decisions to buy or sell.