| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 |
| FORM 8-K |
| CURRENT REPORT |
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | March 5, 2008 |
| Lithia Motors, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Oregon | 0-21789 | 93 - 0572810 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification | ||
| incorporation) | No.) | |||
| 360 E. Jackson Street | ||||
| Medford, Oregon 97501 | ||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) | ||||
| Registrant's telephone number including area code541-776-6868 | ||||
| Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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| Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 5, 2008, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sid DeBoer; and Chief Financial Officer, Jeff DeBoer gave a presentation at the Raymond James 29th Annual Institutional Investors Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida. A slide presentation accompanied the presentation by Messrs. DeBoer.
The slide presentation and live audio webcast of the entire presentation, will be available for at least 30 days, accessible through the Investor Relations section of Lithia's website. Log-on to: www.lithia.com - go to Investor Relations.
A copy of the slide presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |||
| (a) | Not applicable. | |||
| (b) | Not applicable. | |||
| (c) | Exhibits. | |||
| 99.1 Slide Presentation | ||||
| SIGNATURES |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| LITHIA MOTORS, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: | March 5, 2008 | By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Roberts | |||
| Kenneth E. Roberts | ||||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||||