verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message sonic automotive type public traded as nyse sah industry automotive founder o bruton smith headquarters charlotte north carolina united states key people o bruton smith chairman of the board chief executive officer 1 b. scott smith president chief strategic officer director 1 subsidiaries echopark automotive website www.sonicautomotive.com sonic automotive inc. nyse sah is a fortune 500 company based in charlotte north carolina and is one of the largest automotive retailers in the united states . the company s founder and ceo is o bruton smith who is also the founder and ceo of speedway motorsports nyse trk . 2 sonic ranked 309th on the 2014 fortune 500 list . 3 the company also is a member of the russell 2000 index . 4 sonic automotive operates in 14 states with more than 100 dealerships representing 25 different brands of automobiles.these dealerships provide numerous services including sales of new and used cars ; sales of replacement parts ; vehicle maintenance warranty paint and collision repair services ; and arrangement of extended warranty contracts financing and insurance for the company s customers . 2 contents 1 history 2 echopark automotive 3 references 4 external links history edit sonic automotive was launched as a public company in november 1997 by o. bruton smith . at the time the company had 20 stores representing 15 brands and several hundred employees . 2 echopark automotive edit sonic automotive owns echopark automotive a used car dealer also based in charlotte . 5 echopark allows customers to look up competitors prices on mobile devices located throughout the stores . 5 the first echopark location opened in the thornton area of denver colorado in 2014 . locations in centennial and highlands ranch denver were later opened . echopark facilities are leed certified and constructed with sustainable building technologies . 6 echopark is led by the sonic automotive team of president and ceo scott smith vice chairman david smith executive vp of operations jeff dyke and vice president tim keen . 5 references edit a b executive team sonic automotive . sonicautomotive.com . march 17 2014 . archived from the original on march 17 2014 . retrieved march 17 2014 . a b c automotive sonic . about sonic automotive taking the high road . fortune 500 . 6 june 2016 . ftse russell . a b c rogers christina 18 august 2014 . sonic automotive to start used car dealership chain via wall street journal . wilson amy . sonic details echopark store plans . external links edit sonic automotive echopark retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sonic automotive & oldid 726481122 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangeauto dealerships of the united statescompanies based in charlotte north carolinahidden categories articles needing additional references from march 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 june 2016 at 13 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view