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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001043509-24-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SAH"
cik: "0001043509"
company_name: "SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2024-06-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T02:41:26.632011+00:00"
event_type: "cyber"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonic Automotive reports cybersecurity incident at CDK Global disrupting DMS and CRM systems.

## Summary
- On June 19, 2024, CDK Global notified Sonic that it suspended certain systems due to a cybersecurity incident.
- Disruptions affect dealer management system (DMS) and customer relationship management (CRM) used for sales, inventory, and accounting.
- All dealerships are open and operating using workaround solutions to minimize disruption.
- Investigation ongoing; full scope, nature, and impact (including potential customer data access) not yet known.
- Company has not yet determined if the incident will have a material impact on financial condition or results.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001043509-24-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SAH
- cik: 0001043509
- company_name: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2024-06-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: cyber
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350924000059/0001043509-24-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350924000059/sah-20240619.htm

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