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Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our September 11, 2024 letter. Form 8-K Furnished August 2, 2024 Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended June 30, 2024 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation Results of Operations, page 15 1. Refer to your response to prior comment 1 that you believe the impact of the CDK Global cyber incident was not material to your operations and otherwise did not require further disclosure in the Form 10-Q beyond what was disclosed. The negative impact to your earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 of $.95 to $1.15 per diluted share disclosed in your earnings release for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 appears material in that it represented 68% to 83% of your reported diluted per share amount for the quarter. We note numerous references in the June 30, 2024 Form October 7, 2024 Page 2 10-Q to the negative impact of the CDK incident and reference to higher accounts payable and floor plan payable balances impacting operating cash flow for the period. To the extent the CDK cyber incident is cited as a factor affecting results of operations and operating cash flows between periods, please quantify the impact so investors may understand its magnitude and relative impact. Refer to section III.D of Release No. 33-6835 (501.04 of the staff s Codification of Financial Reporting Releases) for guidance. Please contact Robert Shapiro at 202-551-3273 or Doug Jones at 202-551-3309 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services