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Sonic Automotive, as a Fortune 500 company and member of the Russell 2000 Index, is among the largest automotive retailers in the United read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 122

TOTAL RATINGS: 1271

CEO: Bruton Smith

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Bruton Smith Sonic Automotive CEO Rating

Sonic Automotive's CEO, Bruton Smith, has 97 employee ratings and a score of 64/100, placing them in the Bottom 35% of similar size companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that males at Sonic Automotive rate Bruton Smith higher than females, giving the CEO a score of 71/100.

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Where This Score Ranks Sonic Automotive's CEO Rating

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In the Bottom 35% of 1339 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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Sonic Automotive CEO Bruton Smith Bio

Mr. O. Bruton Smith serves as the President of Atlanta Motor Speedway Inc and Marcus David Corporation. Mr. Smith serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Manager at SRE California - 7 SCB, LLC. Mr. Smith Co-Founded and has been the Chairman of the Board of Sonic Automotive Inc since January 1997. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of SRE California - 9 BHB, LLC. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. since December 1994 until February 2015. He has been the Executive Chairman of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. since December 1994. He is the Owner of Sonic Financial Corporation. Mr. Smith has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta Motor Speedway, Inc., (???AMS???) since 1990, Texas Motor Speedway, Inc., (???TMS???) since its formation in 1995, Bristol Motor Speedway, Inc. (???BMS???) since January 1996, the subsidiary operating Infineon Raceway (???IR???) since November 1996 and the subsidiary operating Las Vegas Motor Speedway (???LVMS???) since December 1998. He served as Chief Executive Officer opf Sonic Automotive Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. since December 1994 until February 2015. Mr. Smith served as the Chief Executive Officer of Charlotte Motor Speedway, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and its predecessor entities (???CMS???) since 1975, which he originally founded in 1959. He has worked in the retail automobile industry since 1966. He serves as the Chairman of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Inc. Mr. Smith served as Director of Charlotte Motor Speedway, LLC.

Who Ranks Sonic Automotive's CEO Rating the Highest?

Experience - Over 10 Years 77/100

Experience - 3 to 6 Years 75/100

Ethnicity - Caucasian 72/100

Who Ranks Sonic Automotive's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Experience - 6 to 10 Years 28/100

Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander 44/100

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 53/100

Sonic Automotive CEO Bruton Smith At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Sonic Automotive.

Based on 97 ratings, Bruton Smith ranks right below Capital One's CEO, Richard Fairbank.

Sonic Automotive's CEO is highly regarded by employees with Over 10 Years experience, employees with 3 to 6 Years experience, and Caucasian employees. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, Asian or Pacific Islander employees, and employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.