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Lithia Motors vs SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

On overall TruNorth grade, Lithia Motors scores higher (Lithia Motors: B, SONIC AUTOMOTIVE: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Lithia Motors
56.6/100
C
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE
52.5/100

Political donations

Lithia Motors

FEC: $103K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 4 executive donors.

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

FEC: $499K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 13 executive donors.

Environment

Lithia Motors

No public record found.

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

No public record found.

Labor

Lithia Motors

26 federal penalties totaling $8.6M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

3 federal penalties totaling $987K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Lithia Motors

No public record found.

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

No public record found.

Charity

Lithia Motors

No public record found.

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

No public record found.

Animal testing

Lithia Motors

No public record found.

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

No public record found.

Firearms

Lithia Motors

No public record found.

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

No public record found.

Privacy

Lithia Motors

No public record found.

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

No public record found.

Executive pay

Lithia Motors

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 272:1 (median employee pay $58,390) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

No public record found.

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