EX-23.1 4 dex231.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE
 
Exhibit 23.1
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Sonic Automotive, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 25, 2002, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sonic Automotive, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2001.
 
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Charlotte, North Carolina
December 20, 2002