Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Sonic Automotive, Inc.:
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-82615 onForm S-3; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-81059 onForm S-8; |
• | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration StatementNo. 333-81059 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-81053 onForm S-8; |
• | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration StatementNo. 333-81053 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-71803 onForm S-3; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-77407 onForm S-3MEF; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-69907 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-69899 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-68183 onForm S-3; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-65447 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-49113 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-96023 onForm S-3; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-51978 onForm S-4; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-50430 andNos. 333-50430-01 through333-50430-G7 onForm S-3; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-69901 onForm S-8; |
• | Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration StatementNo. 333-69901 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-95791 onForm S-8; |
• | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration StatementNo. 333-95791 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-46272 onForm S-8; |
• | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration StatementNo. 333-46272 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-46274 onForm S-8; |
• | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration StatementNo. 333-46274 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-102052 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-102053 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-109411 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-109426 andNos. 333-109426-1 through333-109426-261 onForm S-4; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-111463 andNos. 333-111463-01 through333-111463-263 onForm S-4; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-117065 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-124370 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-142435 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-142436 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-159674 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-159675 onForm S-8; |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-160452 andNos. 333-160452-01 through333-160452-277 onForm S-3; and |
• | Registration StatementNo. 333-161519 andNos. 333-161519-01 through333-161519-277 onForm S-3. |
of our report dated February 29, 2008 (May 28, 2009 as to the third and fourth paragraphs under the Recent Accounting Pronouncements heading in Note 1, the fourth paragraph under the Dispositions heading in Note 2, the first and second paragraphs in Note 7 and the fifth paragraph in Note 9) (February 24, 2010 as to the first paragraph under the Reclassifications heading in Note 1) related to the 2007 consolidated financial statements (including retrospective adjustments to the 2007 consolidated financial statements and financial statement disclosures) of Sonic Automotive, Inc. (which report on the consolidated financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs regarding the adoption of the updated provisions of “Income Taxes” in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) as of January 1, 2007, the adoption of the updated provisions of “Debt with Conversion and Other Options” in the ASC and for the adoption of the updated provisions of “Earnings Per Share” in the ASC), appearing in this Annual Report onForm 10-K of Sonic Automotive, Inc.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 24, 2010