Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning and welcome to the Sonic Automotive Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. This conference call is being recorded today, Thursday, July 30, 2026. Presentation materials which accompany management's discussion on the conference call can be accessed at the company's website at ir.sonicautomotive.com. At this time, I would like to refer to the Safe Harbor Statement under The Private Securities and Litigation Reform Act of 1995. During this conference call, management may discuss financial projections, information, or expectations about the company's products or market, or otherwise make statements about the future. Such statements are forward-looking and subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These risks and uncertainties are detailed in the company's filings with the Security and Exchange Commission. In addition, management may discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the Security and Exchange Commission. Please refer to the non-GAAP reconciliation tables in the company's current report on form 8K filed with Securities and Exchange Commissions earlier today. I would now like to introduce Mr. David Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Automotive. Mr. Smith, you may begin. Thank you very much and good morning, everyone. Welcome to Sonic Automotive's second quarter 2026 earnings call. As she said, I'm David Smith, the company's Chairman and CEO. Joining me on today's call is our President, Jeff Dyke, our CFO Heath Byrd, our Echo Park Chief Operating Officer Tim Keen, our VP of Investor Relations Danny Wieland. I'd like to begin by thanking our outstanding teammates for their continued commitment to delivering a world-class guest exper...