Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) today reported 2010 adjusted second quarter net income from continuing operations of $0.27 per diluted share. This compares to a 2009 adjusted second quarter net income from continuing operations of $0.22 per diluted share. The results include approximately 4.9 million additional shares in 2010 compared to 2009 primarily due to the equity offering at the end of 2009.

Second quarter 2010 revenue from continuing operations totaled $534 million, compared to $444 million in the year-ago period, mainly driven by improved vehicle sales. Total same store sales increased 19% when compared to the same quarter last year. Same store retail new vehicle sales increased 26% while same store retail used vehicle sales increased 15% when compared to the same quarter last year. Service, body and parts same store sales were essentially flat compared to the same quarter of last year.

Sid DeBoer, Lithia's Chairman and CEO, commented, "Our operational results exceeded our expectations due to a strong April and May. We have focused on maintaining our service, body and parts sales volumes despite fewer units in operation and lower warranty revenues."

As shown in the attached reconciliation table, the 2010 second quarter adjusted results exclude non-core charges of $(0.33) per share on asset impairments and expenses related to reserves offset by gains on disposal of assets, while the 2009 second quarter adjusted results from continuing operations exclude non-core charges of $(0.10) per share on asset impairments, offset by a one-time gain related to debt extinguishment. Unadjusted, net loss from continuing operations was $(1.5) million, or $(0.06) per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to net income from continuing operations of $2.5 million, or $0.12 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2009.

In the second quarter of 2010, Lithia recorded an after-tax charge of approximately $(8.0) million, or $(0.31) per share related to real estate held for future development, reflecting continued weakness in local market conditions, increasing vacancy rates, and challenges in obtaining lender financing. This real estate incurs annual holding costs of approximately $0.12 to $0.15 per share.

Commenting on the impairment charges, Bryan DeBoer, Lithia's President and COO, said, "Selling our remaining non-operating real estate allows us to mitigate risk and re-deploy the capital generated. We are acting aggressively to price these assets to sell considering updated market conditions. While it is difficult to sell these assets in the current environment, we believe that it is an attractive time for other investment opportunities."

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, total revenues increased 17% to $993 million as compared to $849 million in the same period last year. Same store new vehicle sales increased 19%, retail used vehicle sales increased 18% and service, body and parts sales decreased 3%. For the first six months, Lithia's adjusted income from continuing operations, net of tax, and excluding non-core charges and gains was $0.37 per share as compared to $0.20 per share in 2009. Unadjusted, net loss from continuing operations for the first six months was $(0.00) per diluted share, compared to net income from continuing operations of $0.08 per diluted share for the same period last year.

Selection of Chief Financial Officer

Lithia is pleased to announce that Chris Holzshu will be promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer upon the departure of Jeff DeBoer at the end of October. Chris has held a number of positions with increasing responsibility at Lithia over the past eight years, most recently as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis.

Commenting on the selection, Sid DeBoer stated, "For the last two years, Chris has been responsible for our budgeting and performance monitoring. In this role, he has been focused on identifying opportunities to improve store operations. I am pleased that Chris will continue this focus as our new CFO. Our top priority is improving store profitability, and Chris will deliver on this objective."

Chris joined the Company in 2003 to manage the corporate accounting department, and was subsequently promoted to leadership roles in internal audit / compliance and business development. Prior to Lithia, Chris spent several years working at KPMG LLP, an independent public accounting firm. Chris is a licensed CPA.

Balance Sheet Update

Lithia ended the period with $118.2 million in immediately available funds, including $15.4 million in cash, $71.2 million in availability on its revolving credit facility, and $31.6 million in unfinanced new vehicle inventory. At June 30, 2010, Lithia was in compliance with all debt covenants. Lithia recently announced the extension of its revolving credit facility through June 2013 and has no mortgage maturities until November 2011.

Outlook for 2010

Lithia is providing 2010 third quarter earnings guidance within a range of $0.27 to $0.29 per diluted share. Full-year 2010 adjusted earnings guidance has been increased for the effect of announced acquisitions and dispositions and is projected within a range of $0.72 to $0.77 per diluted share. Both projections are based on the following revised assumptions:

  • Total revenues in range of $1.95 to $2.0 billion
  • New vehicle same store sales increasing 12.4%
  • New vehicle gross margin ranging from 8.0% to 8.3%
  • Used vehicle same store sales increasing 14.1%
  • Used vehicle gross margin ranging from 14.2% to 14.5%
  • Service body and parts same store sales decreasing 2.0%
  • Service body and parts gross margin ranging from 48.1% to 48.7%
  • Finance and insurance gross profit of $955 per unit
  • Tax rate of 38.5%
  • Estimated average diluted shares outstanding of 26.2 million
  • Capital expenditures of approximately $3.5 million
  • Chrysler market share consistent with full year 2009 levels
  • Guidance excludes the impact of future acquisitions, dispositions, and any potential non-core items

Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Updated Presentation

The second quarter conference call may be accessed at 2:00 p.m. PT today by telephone at (877) 407-8029 (Conference ID: 352738). An updated presentation highlighting the second quarter results has been added to Investor Relations on www.lithia.com.

To listen live on our website or for replay, visit Investor Relations on www.lithia.com and click on the conference call icon. A playback of the conference call will be available after 5:00 p.m. PT on July 29, 2010 through August 5, 2010 by calling 877-660-6853 (Conference ID: 352738 Account: 305).

About Lithia

Lithia Motors, Inc. is the ninth largest automotive retailer in the United States and a Fortune 800 company. Lithia sells 26 brands of new and all brands of used vehicles at 84 stores, which are located in 12 states. Lithia also sells used vehicles; arranges finance, warranty, and credit insurance contracts; and provides vehicle parts, maintenance, and repair services at all of its locations.

For additional information on Lithia Motors, contact the Investor Relations Department at (541) 776-6591 or visit www.lithia.com and click on "Investor Relations."

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "Safe-Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which management believes are a benefit to shareholders. Forward-looking statements in this press release include our guidance regarding third quarter and full year 2010 results, including the effect of announced acquisitions, the timely sale of real estate held for future development, and our belief we can find accretive diversifying acquisition opportunities. Forward looking statements include statements regarding our goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations, market position, pending and potential future acquisitions and business strategy, and often contain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks" or "will." These statements are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty and actual results could differ materially due to certain risk factors, including without limitation, future economic conditions and others set forth from time to time in the company's filings with the SEC. We urge you to carefully consider this information. We undertake no duty to update our forward-looking statements, including our earnings outlook.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the attached financial tables contain certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, such as adjusted net income and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenues and gross profit, adjusted operating margin and adjusted pre-tax margin adjusted to exclude certain items disclosed in the attached financial tables. Cash flows from operations were adjusted to include the change in non-trade floorplan debt to improve the visibility of cash flows related to vehicle financing. As required by SEC rules, the Company has provided reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, which are set forth in the attachments to this release. The Company believes that each of the foregoing non-GAAP financial measures improves the transparency of the Company's disclosure, provides a meaningful presentation of the Company's results from its core business operations excluding adjustments for items not related to the Company's ongoing core business operations or other non-cash adjustments, and improves the period-to-period comparability of the Company's results from its core business operations.

Lithia Motors, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

                                 Three Months Ended
                                      June 30,
                                --------------------  Increase  % Increase
                                  2010       2009     (Decrease) (Decrease)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Revenues:
New vehicle sales               $ 268,721  $ 211,760  $  56,961       26.9%
Used vehicle sales                172,406    144,007     28,399       19.7
Finance and insurance              16,274     14,857      1,417        9.5
Service, body and parts            71,996     72,312       (316)      (0.4)
Fleet and other                     4,704        625      4,079      652.6
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total revenues                  534,101    443,561     90,540       20.4
Cost of sales:
New vehicle sales                 246,626    194,373     52,253       26.9
Used vehicle sales                150,858    125,633     25,225       20.1
Service, body and parts            36,617     36,999       (382)      (1.0)
Fleet and other                     4,257        267      3,990    1,494.4
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total cost of sales             438,358    357,272     81,086       22.7
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Gross profit                       95,743     86,289      9,454       11.0

Asset impairment charges           13,260      3,520      9,740      276.7
SG&A expense                       74,813     68,854      5,959        8.7
Depreciation and amortization       4,402      3,969        433       10.9
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income from operations              3,268      9,946     (6,678)     (67.1)

Floorplan interest expense         (2,567)    (2,664)       (97)      (3.6)
Other interest expense             (3,529)    (3,367)       162        4.8
Other income, net                     215        258        (43)     (16.7)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income (loss) from continuing
 operations before income taxes    (2,613)     4,173     (6,786)        NM

Income tax expense (benefit)       (1,099)     1,634     (2,733)        NM
Income tax rate                      42.1%      39.2%
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income (loss) from continuing
 operations                        (1,514)     2,539     (4,053)        NM

Income (loss) from discontinued
 operations, net of income tax       (205)     1,124     (1,329)        NM
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income (loss)                  (1,719)     3,663     (5,382)        NM
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Diluted net income (loss) per
 share:
Continuing operations           $   (0.06) $    0.12  $   (0.18)        NM
Discontinued operations             (0.01)      0.05      (0.06)        NM
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income (loss) per share     $   (0.07) $    0.17  $   (0.24)        NM
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Diluted shares outstanding         26,014     21,096      4,918       23.3%

NM - not meaningful




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Key Performance Metrics (Unaudited)

                                 Three Months Ended
                                      June 30,
                                --------------------  Increase  % Increase
                                  2010       2009     (Decrease) (Decrease)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Gross margin
New vehicle retail                    8.2%       8.2%     - bps
Used vehicle retail                  14.5       14.5      - bps
Used vehicle wholesale                1.2        0.2    100 bps
Finance & insurance                 100.0      100.0      - bps
Service, body & parts                49.1       48.8     30 bps
Gross profit margin                  17.9       19.5  (160) bps

Unit sales
New vehicle retail                  8,678      7,110      1,568       22.1%
Used vehicle retail                 8,667      7,761        906       11.7
Used vehicle wholesale              3,305      3,107        198        6.4
Total units sold                   20,650     17,978      2,672       14.9

Average selling price
New vehicle retail              $  30,966  $  29,783  $   1,183        4.0%
Used vehicle retail                16,942     16,268        674        4.1
Used vehicle wholesale              7,737      5,713      2,024       35.4

Average gross profit per unit
New vehicle retail              $   2,546  $   2,445  $     101        4.1%
Used vehicle retail                 2,452      2,362         90        3.8
Used vehicle wholesale                 91         14         77      550.0
Finance & insurance                   938        999        (61)      (6.1)

Revenue mix
New vehicle retail                   50.3%      47.7%
Used vehicle retail                  27.5       28.5
Used vehicle wholesale                4.8        4.1
Finance & insurance, net              3.0        3.3
Service, body & parts                13.5       16.3
Fleet and other                       0.9        0.1


                                      Adjusted           As reported
                                --------------------  --------------------
                                 Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended
                                       June 30,              June 30,
                                --------------------  --------------------
Other metrics                      2010       2009       2010       2009
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
SG&A as a % of revenue               13.8%      15.5%      14.0%      15.5%
SG&A as a % of gross profit          77.0       79.8       78.1       79.8
Operating profit as a % of
 revenue                              3.3        3.1        0.6        2.2
Operating profit as a % of
 gross profit                        18.4       15.8        3.4       11.5
Pretax margin                         2.2        1.7       (0.5)       0.9




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Key Performance Metrics (Unaudited)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                          June 30,
                                                  -----------------------
                                                      2010         2009
                                                  -----------  ----------
New vehicle unit sales brand mix
Chrysler                                                 28.8%       30.3%
General Motors                                           17.6        17.3
Toyota                                                   12.8        14.2
Honda                                                     8.9         9.3
Ford                                                      5.7         4.9
Hyundai                                                   5.6         4.6
BMW                                                       5.4         5.1
Subaru                                                    4.9         4.6
Volkswagen, Audi                                          3.5         3.2
Nissan                                                    3.2         4.0
Kia                                                       1.8         0.5
Mercedes                                                  1.1         1.0
Other                                                     0.7         1.0

Same store revenue changes
New vehicle retail                                       26.3%      (35.9)%
Used vehicle retail                                      15.0         2.7
Used vehicle wholesale                                   42.1       (30.6)
Finance & insurance                                      15.2       (33.6)
Service, body & parts                                    (0.2)       (4.5)
Total sales (excluding fleet)                            19.1       (23.2)

Same store gross profit changes
New vehicle retail                                       25.2%      (32.0)%
Used vehicle retail                                      18.7        27.9
Used vehicle wholesale                                  259.5      (114.5)
Service, body & parts                                     0.4        (2.7)
Total gross profit (excluding fleet)                     12.1       (11.7)

Current store count                               # of stores  % of total
                                                  -----------  ----------
Chrysler                                                   23        27.4%
General Motors                                             12        14.3
Honda                                                       8         9.5
Toyota                                                      7         8.3
Hyundai                                                     6         7.1
BMW                                                         6         7.1
Ford                                                        4         4.8
Volkswagen, Audi                                            4         4.8
Nissan                                                      4         4.8
Subaru                                                      2         2.4
Kia                                                         2         2.4
Mercedes                                                    1         1.2
Other                                                       5         5.9
                                                  -----------
                                                           84




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)


                                  Six Months Ended
                                      June 30,
                                --------------------  Increase  % Increase
                                  2010       2009     (Decrease) (Decrease)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Revenues:
New vehicle sales               $ 484,338  $ 404,066  $  80,272       19.9%
Used vehicle sales                331,770    269,609     62,161       23.1
Finance and insurance              30,912     28,394      2,518        8.9
Service, body and parts           140,793    145,269     (4,476)      (3.1)
Fleet and other                     5,507      1,195      4,312      360.8
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total revenues                  993,320    848,533    144,787       17.1
Cost of sales:
New vehicle sales                 443,839    369,979     73,860       20.0
Used vehicle sales                291,257    237,214     54,043       22.8
Service, body and parts            71,868     75,289     (3,421)      (4.5)
Fleet and other                     4,708        481      4,227      878.8
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total cost of sales             811,672    682,963    128,709       18.8
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Gross profit                      181,648    165,570     16,078        9.7

Asset impairment charges           14,751      5,197      9,554      183.8
SG&A expense                      145,852    137,912      7,940        5.8
Depreciation and amortization       9,151      8,060      1,091       13.5
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income from operations             11,894     14,401     (2,507)      17.4

Floorplan interest expense         (5,318)    (5,575)      (257)      (4.6)
Other interest expense             (7,117)    (7,348)      (231)      (3.1)
Other income, net                     283      1,422     (1,139)     (80.1)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income (loss) from continuing
 operations before income taxes      (258)     2,900     (3,158)        NM

Income tax expense (benefit)         (187)     1,145     (1,332)        NM
Income tax rate                      72.5%      39.5%
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income (loss) from continuing
 operations                           (71)     1,755     (1,826)        NM

Income (loss) from discontinued
 operations, net of income tax       (381)     3,237     (3,618)        NM
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income (loss)                    (452)     4,992     (5,444)        NM
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Diluted net income (loss) per
 share:
Continuing operations           $   (0.00) $    0.08  $   (0.08)        NM
Discontinued operations             (0.02)      0.16      (0.18)        NM
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income (loss) per share     $   (0.02) $    0.24  $   (0.26)        NM
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Diluted shares outstanding         25,955     20,960      4,995       23.8%


NM - not meaningful




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Key Performance Metrics (Unaudited)

                                  Six Months Ended
                                      June 30,
                                --------------------  Increase  % Increase
                                  2010       2009     (Decrease) (Decrease)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Gross margin
New vehicle retail                    8.4%       8.4%     - bps
Used vehicle retail                  14.1       13.6     50 bps
Used vehicle wholesale                1.4        1.2     20 bps
Finance & insurance                 100.0      100.0      - bps
Service, body & parts                49.0       48.2     80 bps
Gross profit margin                  18.3       19.5  (120) bps

Unit sales
New vehicle retail                 15,562     13,501      2,061       15.3%
Used vehicle retail                16,878     14,879      1,999       13.4
Used vehicle wholesale              6,591      6,279        312        5.0
Total units sold                   39,031     34,659      4,372       12.6

Average selling price
New vehicle retail              $  31,123  $  29,929  $   1,194        4.0%
Used vehicle retail                16,752     15,817        935        5.9
Used vehicle wholesale              7,440      5,457      1,983       36.3

Average gross profit per unit
New vehicle retail              $   2,602  $   2,525  $      77        3.0%
Used vehicle retail                 2,361      2,150        211        9.8
Used vehicle wholesale                102         64         38       59.4
Finance & insurance                   953      1,000        (47)      (4.7)

Revenue mix
New vehicle retail                   48.8%      47.6%
Used vehicle retail                  28.5       27.7
Used vehicle wholesale                4.8        4.2
Finance & insurance, net              3.1        3.3
Service, body & parts                14.2       17.1
Fleet and other                       0.6        0.1


                                      Adjusted           As reported
                                --------------------  --------------------
                                  Six Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,              June 30,
                                --------------------  --------------------
Other metrics                      2010       2009       2010       2009
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
SG&A as a % of revenue               14.5%      16.3%      14.7%      16.3%
SG&A as a % of gross profit          79.6       83.3       80.3       83.3
Operating profit as a % of
 revenue                              2.8        2.4        1.2        1.7
Operating profit as a % of
 gross profit                        15.2       12.1        6.5        8.7
Pretax margin                         1.6        0.9          -        0.3




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Key Performance Metrics (Unaudited)

                                           Six Months Ended
                                               June 30,
                                         -------------------
                                           2010       2009
                                         ---------  --------
New vehicle unit sales brand mix
Chrysler                                      27.5%     32.5%
General Motors                                17.0      16.5
Toyota                                        13.7      14.2
Honda                                          8.7       8.6
Hyundai                                        5.9       4.5
Ford                                           5.6       4.8
BMW                                            5.5       5.0
Subaru                                         5.4       4.6
Nissan                                         3.5       3.6
Volkswagen, Audi                               3.4       3.2
Kia                                            1.9         -
Mercedes                                       1.1       1.0
Other                                          0.8       1.5

Same store revenue changes
New vehicle retail                            19.3%    (37.4)%
Used vehicle retail                           18.3      (4.9)
Used vehicle wholesale                        41.6     (40.1)
Finance & insurance                            7.5     (33.1)
Service, body & parts                         (3.1)     (4.8)
Total sales (excluding fleet)                 15.7     (26.0)

Same store gross profit changes
New vehicle retail                            17.7%    (31.7)%
Used vehicle retail                           29.0       8.0
Used vehicle wholesale                        30.6    (148.6)
Service, body & parts                         (1.8)     (3.1)
Total gross profit (excluding fleet)           9.7     (14.2)

Geographic revenue mix
Texas                                         24.7%     24.2%
Oregon                                        15.0      16.4
California                                    11.4      11.5
Alaska                                        10.8       9.6
Washington                                    10.0       9.9
Montana                                        6.8       6.9
Iowa                                           7.0       7.3
Idaho                                          6.4       6.6
Nevada                                         4.1       3.9
North Dakota                                   2.0       1.6
New Mexico                                     1.0       1.2
Colorado                                       0.8       0.9




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

                                                    June 30,   December 31,
                                                      2010        2009
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash and cash equivalents                         $    15,379  $    12,776
Contracts in transit                                   25,373       21,940
Trade receivables, net                                 36,187       30,157
Inventory, net                                        361,063      328,726
Vehicles leased to others                               7,940        7,384
Prepaid expenses and other                              3,443        5,387
Assets held for sale                                        -       11,693
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total current assets                              $   449,385  $   418,063

Land and building, net                                308,389      326,625
Equipment and other, net                               54,868       59,429
Intangible assets, net                                 42,935       42,496
Other non-current assets                                8,484        7,752
Deferred income taxes                                  45,231       40,735
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total assets                                      $   909,292  $   895,100
                                                  ===========  ===========

Flooring notes payable                                234,878      210,488
Current maturities of line of credit                        -       24,000
Current maturities of other debt                       23,248       14,303
Trade payables                                         26,437       18,782
Accrued liabilities                                    50,540       47,518
Deferred income taxes                                     122        1,036
Liabilities related to assets held for sale                 -        5,050
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total current liabilities                         $   335,225  $   321,177

Real estate debt                                      229,947      230,265
Other long-term debt                                    2,725        2,800
Deferred revenue                                       19,043       17,981
Other long-term liabilities                            16,879       15,839
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total liabilities                                 $   603,819  $   588,062
                                                  -----------  -----------

Class A common stock                                  282,764      280,880
Class B common stock                                      468          468
Additional paid-in capital                             10,358       10,501
Other comprehensive income                             (5,404)      (3,850)
Retained earnings                                      17,287       19,039
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity          $   909,292  $   895,100
                                                  ===========  ===========




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Summarized Cash Flow from Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

                                                         Six Months Ended
                                                             June 30,
                                                        ------------------
                                                          2010      2009
                                                        --------  --------
Net income (loss)                                       $   (452) $  4,992

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash
 provided by (used in) operating activities:
Asset impairments                                         14,751     5,197
Depreciation and amortization                              9,159     8,449
Amortization of debt discount                                  -        48
Stock-based compensation                                     948     1,122
Gain on early extinguishment of debt                           -    (1,317)
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets                             93    (9,196)
Deferred income taxes                                     (4,784)    2,208
Excess tax deficit from share-based payment arrangements       -        46
(Increase) decrease, net of effect of acquisitions and
 divestitures
  Trade receivables, net                                  (5,997)    8,631
  Contracts in transit                                    (3,433)    5,013
  Inventories                                            (28,996)  114,084
  Vehicles leased to others                               (1,210)      737
  Prepaid expenses and other                               1,350    19,028
  Other non-current assets                                  (768)      523
Increase (decrease), net of effect of acquisitions and
 divestitures
  Floorplan notes payable                                  2,770   (94,523)
  Trade payables                                           7,655       958
  Accrued liabilities                                      2,106    (2,357)
  Other long-term liabilities and deferred revenue            50    10,673
                                                        --------  --------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     $ (6,758) $ 74,316




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Cash Flow from Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,
                                                      --------------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     2010       2009
                                                      ---------  ---------
As reported                                           $  (6,758) $  74,316
  Floorplan notes payable, non-trade                     23,854    (25,502)
                                                      ---------  ---------
Adjusted                                              $  17,096  $  48,814



Lithia Motors, Inc.
Other Highlights (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

                                  June 30,    December 31,
                                    2010          2009
                                ------------  ------------
Other information
Lt debt/total cap                       43.2%         43.2%
Adjusted Lt debt/total cap
 (excludes mortgage financing)           0.9%          0.9%
Book value per outstanding
 share                          $      11.75  $      11.90

Debt covenant ratios
                                                             As of June 30,
                                        Requirement              2010
                                --------------------------  ---------------
Minimum tangible net worth      Not less than $200 million  $ 261.3 million
Vehicle equity                  Not less than $ 65 million  $ 148.1 million
Fixed charge coverage ratio        Not less than 1.15 to 1        1.52 to 1
Liabilities to tangible net
 worth ratio                       Not more than 4.00 to 1        2.31 to 1




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

                                 Three months ended     Six months ended
                                      June 30,             June 30,
                                --------------------  --------------------
                                  2010       2009       2010       2009
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Selling, general &
 administrative
As reported                     $  74,813  $  68,854  $ 145,852  $ 137,912
  Disposal gain (loss)                 (2)         -        365          -
  Lease termination and
   severance reserve               (1,076)         -     (1,334)         -
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Adjusted                        $  73,735  $  68,854  $ 144,883  $ 137,912

Income from operations
As reported                     $   3,268  $   9,946  $  11,894  $  14,401
  Impairments and disposal gain    13,262      3,680     14,451      5,760
  Lease termination and severance
   reserve                          1,076          -      1,334          -
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Adjusted                        $  17,606  $  13,626  $  27,679  $  20,161

Income (loss) from continuing
 operations before income taxes
As reported                     $  (2,613) $   4,173  $    (258) $   2,900
  Impairments and disposal gain    13,262      3,680     14,451      5,760
  Lease termination and severance
   reserve                          1,076          -      1,334          -
  Gain on extinguishment of debt        -       (231)         -     (1,317)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Adjusted                        $  11,725  $   7,622  $  15,527  $   7,343




Lithia Motors, Inc.
Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

Adjusted net income/(loss) and diluted earnings per share

                                          Three Months Ended June 30,

                                                         Diluted earnings
                                    Net income/(loss)       per share
                                    ------------------  ------------------
                                      2010      2009      2010      2009
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Continuing Operations
As reported                         $ (1,514) $  2,539  $  (0.06) $   0.12
  Impairments and disposal gain        8,046     2,057      0.31      0.10
  Lease termination and severance
   reserve                               561         -      0.02         -
  Gain on extinguishment of debt           -       (38)        -         -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Adjusted                            $  7,093  $  4,558  $   0.27  $   0.22

Discontinued Operations
As reported                         $   (205) $  1,124  $  (0.01) $   0.05
  Impairments and disposal (gain)
   loss                                  163    (1,869)     0.01     (0.09)
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Adjusted                            $    (42) $   (745)        -     (0.04)

Consolidated Operations
As reported                         $ (1,719) $  3,663  $  (0.07) $   0.17
Adjusted                               7,051     3,813      0.27      0.18



                                           Six Months Ended June 30,

                                                         Diluted earnings
                                    Net income/(loss)       per share
                                    ------------------  ------------------
                                      2010      2009      2010      2009
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------

Continuing Operations
As reported                         $    (71) $  1,755         -  $   0.08
  Impairments and disposal gain        8,777     3,431      0.34      0.16
  Lease termination and severance
   reserve                               725         -      0.03         -
  Gain on extinguishment of debt           -      (812)        -     (0.04)
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Adjusted                            $  9,431  $  4,374  $   0.37  $   0.20

Discontinued Operations
As reported                         $   (381) $  3,237  $  (0.02) $   0.16
  Impairments and disposal (gain)
   loss                                  173    (5,421)     0.01     (0.26)
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Adjusted                            $   (208) $ (2,184) $  (0.01)    (0.10)

Consolidated Operations
As reported                         $   (452) $  4,992  $  (0.02) $   0.24
Adjusted                               9,223     2,190      0.36      0.10

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