secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK:        0001043509
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-03-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001043509-23-000004
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sonic Automotive dismisses KPMG, appoints Grant Thornton as auditor
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- Audit Committee dismissed KPMG as independent auditor effective March 17, 2023 after a competitive process.
- KPMG's reports for FY2021 and FY2022 were unqualified; no disagreements or reportable events.
- Previously disclosed material weakness in revenue recognition at a single dealership was remediated as of Dec 31, 2022.
- Grant Thornton appointed as new auditor for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2023.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350923000004/0001043509-23-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350923000004/sah-20230317.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043509-23-000004

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