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Sonic Automotive Competitors

Sonic Automotive competitors include CarMax, Capital One, Asbury Automotive Group, AutoNation and Group 1 Automotive. Sonic Automotive ranks 3rd in CEO Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Sonic Automotive compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

CEO Rank
3rd
eNPS Rank
3rd
Gender Rank
3rd
Diversity Rank
4th
Product Quality
3rd
NPS Rank
4th
Pricing Rank
5th
Customer Service
4th

See Sonic Automotive Culture vs Competitors:

Sonic Automotive Competitors
RankCompanyScore
1CarMax72
2Capital One72
3Sonic Automotive63
4Asbury Automotive Group53
5AutoNation51
6Group 1 Automotive48

Sonic Automotive Competitors at a Glance

CEO Ratings Comparison

Sonic Automotive's CEO Score Ranks 3rd

92 Employees at Sonic Automotive rate Bruton Smith a 64 out of 100, which ranks them 3rd below CarMax's CEO,William Nash. Last rating was months ago.

  1. 1st
    Richard Fairbank Capital One's CEO
    Richard Fairbank
    Capital One
    80
    out of 100

    282 Employees at Capital One rate Richard Fairbank a 80 out of 100, which ranks them 1st out of Sonic Automotive's competitors. Last rating was months ago.

  2. 2nd
    William Nash CarMax's CEO
    William Nash
    CarMax
    73
    out of 100

    577 Employees at CarMax rate William Nash a 73 out of 100, which ranks them 2nd out of Sonic Automotive's competitors. Last rating was 21 days ago.

  3. 3rd
    Bruton Smith Sonic Automotive's CEO
    Bruton Smith
    Sonic Automotive
    64
    out of 100
  4. 4th
    Cheryl Miller AutoNation's CEO
    Cheryl Miller
    AutoNation
    55
    out of 100

    497 Employees at AutoNation rate Cheryl Miller a 55 out of 100, which ranks them 4th out of Sonic Automotive's competitors. Last rating was a month ago.

  5. 5th
    Craig Monaghan Asbury Automotive Group's CEO
    Craig Monaghan
    Asbury Automotive Group
    55
    out of 100

    82 Employees at Asbury Automotive Group rate Craig Monaghan a 55 out of 100, which ranks them 5th out of Sonic Automotive's competitors. Last rating was 4 days ago.

  6. 6th
    Earl Hesterberg Group 1 Automotive's CEO
    Earl Hesterberg
    Group 1 Automotive
    50
    out of 100

    49 Employees at Group 1 Automotive rate Earl Hesterberg a 50 out of 100, which ranks them 6th out of Sonic Automotive's competitors. Last rating was a month ago.

CEO Ratings Comparison
RankCEOCompany Score
1Richard FairbankCapital One80
2William NashCarMax73
3Bruton SmithSonic Automotive64
4Cheryl MillerAutoNation55
5Craig MonaghanAsbury Automotive Group55
6Earl HesterbergGroup 1 Automotive50
Product Quality Score Comparison

Sonic Automotive Ranks 3rd in Product Quality Score

39 Customers rate Sonic Automotive's Product Quality Score a 2.6/5, which ranks it 3rd against its competitors, below Asbury Automotive Group.

  1. 1st
    CarMax
    2.9 / 5
  2. 2nd
    Asbury Automotive Group
    2.8 / 5
  3. 3rd
    Sonic Automotive
    2.6 / 5
  4. 4th
    Group 1 Automotive
    2.6 / 5
  5. 5th
    Capital One
    2.3 / 5
  6. 6th
    AutoNation
    2 / 5
Product Quality Score Comparison
RankCompany Score
1CarMax59
2Asbury Automotive Group57
3Sonic Automotive53
4Group 1 Automotive53
5Capital One47
6AutoNation40
NPS Comparison

Sonic Automotive Ranks 4th in Net Promoter Score

50 Customers rate Sonic Automotive's Net Promoter Score a -28, which ranks it 4th against its competitors, below Asbury Automotive Group. Net Promoter score tracks customers' overall score to this question - “On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend Sonic Automotive to a friend?”.

  1. 1st
    CarMax
    -8
  2. 2nd
    TIED
    Group 1 Automotive
    -19
  3. 2nd
    TIED
    Asbury Automotive Group
    -19
  4. 4th
    Sonic Automotive
    -28
  5. 5th
    Capital One
    -41
  6. 6th
    AutoNation
    -47
NPS Comparison
RankCompany Score
1CarMax-8
2Group 1 Automotive-19
2Asbury Automotive Group-19
4Sonic Automotive-28
5Capital One-41
6AutoNation-47
Pricing Score Comparison

Sonic Automotive Ranks 5th in Pricing Score

35 Customers rate Sonic Automotive's Pricing Score a 2.1/5, which ranks it 5th against its competitors, below Capital One.

  1. 1st
    Asbury Automotive Group
    3.1 / 5
  2. 2nd
    CarMax
    2.9 / 5
  3. 3rd
    Group 1 Automotive
    2.6 / 5
  4. 4th
    Capital One
    2.1 / 5
  5. 5th
    Sonic Automotive
    2.1 / 5
  6. 6th
    AutoNation
    2 / 5
Pricing Score Comparison
RankCompany Score
1Asbury Automotive Group62
2CarMax58
3Group 1 Automotive53
4Capital One43
5Sonic Automotive42
6AutoNation40
Customer Service Comparison

Sonic Automotive Ranks 4th in Customer Service

34 Customers rate Sonic Automotive's Customer Service a 2.3/5, which ranks it 4th against its competitors, below Group 1 Automotive.

  1. 1st
    CarMax
    2.8 / 5
  2. 2nd
    Asbury Automotive Group
    2.8 / 5
  3. 3rd
    Group 1 Automotive
    2.7 / 5
  4. 4th
    Sonic Automotive
    2.3 / 5
  5. 5th
    Capital One
    2 / 5
  6. 6th
    AutoNation
    1.9 / 5
Customer Service Comparison
RankCompany Score
1CarMax57
2Asbury Automotive Group56
3Group 1 Automotive55
4Sonic Automotive47
5Capital One40
6AutoNation38
Overall Culture Score Comparison

Sonic Automotive Ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score

126 Employees rate Sonic Automotive's Overall Culture a 63/100, which ranks it 3rd against its competitors, below Capital One. Overall Culture scores are aggregated from all of the questions employees at a company answer on Comparably.

  1. 1st
    CarMax
    72 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Capital One
    72 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Sonic Automotive
    63 / 100
  4. 4th
    Asbury Automotive Group
    53 / 100
  5. 5th
    AutoNation
    51 / 100
  6. 6th
    Group 1 Automotive
    48 / 100
Overall Culture Score Comparison
RankCompany Score
1CarMax72
2Capital One72
3Sonic Automotive63
4Asbury Automotive Group53
5AutoNation51
6Group 1 Automotive48
eNPS Comparison

Sonic Automotive Ranks 3rd in Employee Net Promoter Score

96 Employees rate Sonic Automotive's Employee Net Promoter Score a 4, which ranks it 3rd against its competitors, below CarMax. Employee Net Promoter score tracks employees' overall score to this question - “On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at Sonic Automotive to a friend?”.

  1. 1st
    Capital One
    25
  2. 2nd
    CarMax
    12
  3. 3rd
    Sonic Automotive
    4
  4. 4th
    Asbury Automotive Group
    -36
  5. 5th
    AutoNation
    -41
  6. 6th
    Group 1 Automotive
    -48
eNPS Comparison
RankCompany eNPS
1Capital One25
2CarMax12
3Sonic Automotive4
4Asbury Automotive Group-36
5AutoNation-41
6Group 1 Automotive-48
Gender Score Comparison

Sonic Automotive Ranks 3rd in Gender Score

10 Employees rate Sonic Automotive's Gender Score a 61/100, which ranks it 3rd against its competitors, below CarMax. The Gender Score tracks how positively women rate their experience at Sonic Automotive.

  1. 1st
    Capital One
    74 / 100
  2. 2nd
    CarMax
    70 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Sonic Automotive
    61 / 100
  4. 4th
    Asbury Automotive Group
    57 / 100
  5. 5th
    Group 1 Automotive
    55 / 100
  6. 6th
    AutoNation
    45 / 100
Gender Score Comparison
RankCompany Score
1Capital One74
2CarMax70
3Sonic Automotive61
4Asbury Automotive Group57
5Group 1 Automotive55
6AutoNation45
Diversity Score Comparison

Sonic Automotive Ranks 4th in Diversity Score

11 Employees rate Sonic Automotive's Diversity Score a 54/100, which ranks it 4th against its competitors, below CarMax. The Diversity Score tracks how positively diverse employees rate their experience at Sonic Automotive.

  1. 1st
    Capital One
    71 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Group 1 Automotive
    70 / 100
  3. 3rd
    CarMax
    65 / 100
  4. 4th
    Sonic Automotive
    54 / 100
  5. 5th
    Asbury Automotive Group
    54 / 100
  6. 6th
    AutoNation
    50 / 100
Diversity Score Comparison
RankCompany Score
1Capital One71
2Group 1 Automotive70
3CarMax65
4Sonic Automotive54
5Asbury Automotive Group54
6AutoNation50
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