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 231.3K
Granted 534.8K · Sold 304.8K
Granted 25.8K
Granted 55.4K
Granted 25.2K
Granted 312.4K · Sold 440.2K
Granted 318.5K · Sold 218.5K
Granted 18.0K
Granted 17.6K
Granted 17.6K
Granted 7.6K
Granted 18.7K
Granted 21.4K
| Insider | Stake change | Holds now | Granted / vested | Bought | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusnak Paul P.10% owner · 8 transactions | — | 5.10M | — | 231.3K | — |
| Smith David BrutonChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner · 40 transactions | — | 1.38M | 534.8K | — | 304.8K |
| Smith Bryan ScottDirector, 10% owner · 8 transactions | — | 1.24M | 25.8K | — | — |
| Smith O BrutonExecutive Chairman, Director, 10% owner · 3 transactions | +2.2% | 973.7Kas of Mar 2022 | 55.4K | — | — |
| Smith Marcus GDirector, 10% owner · 8 transactions | — | 941.0K | 25.2K | — | — |
| Dyke JeffPresident, Director · 38 transactions | -38.4% | 655.3K | 312.4K | — | 440.2K |
| Byrd HeathEVP and CFO · 45 transactions | +12.9% | 146.1K | 318.5K | — | 218.5K |
| Brooks William RDirector · 5 transactions | +18% | 117.9K | 18.0K | — | — |
| Belk William IDirector · 5 transactions | +19.6% | 107.2K | 17.6K | — | — |
| Taylor R EugeneDirector · 5 transactions | +38% | 63.9K | 17.6K | — | — |
| Harris John W. IIIDirector · 2 transactions | +17.2% | 52.1Kas of May 2023 | 7.6K | — | — |
| Kaiser Keri ADirector · 5 transactions | +275.3% | 25.5K | 18.7K | — | — |
| Hodge Michael EdwardDirector · 5 transactions | — | 21.4K | 21.4K | — | — |
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 5 years: -732.2K shares. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded — they are compensation mechanics, not decisions to buy or sell.