Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) reported quarterly earnings of $7.66 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $7.69 by 0.39 percent. This is a 25.37 percent increase over earnings of $6.11 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $9.18 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $9.26 billion by 0.85 percent. This is a 7.27 percent increase over sales of $8.56 billion the same period last year.