FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DEBOER SIDNEY B   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LITHIA MOTORS INC [LAD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 150 N. BARTLETT STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/19/2017 (Street) MEDFORD, OR 97501 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 04/19/2017   J(1)   79,106 D $ 93.48 (2) 200,000 (3) I by DeBoer Family LLC (4) Class A Common Stock 04/19/2017   J(1)   48,849 A $ 93.48 (2) 79,625 D   Class A Common Stock 04/19/2017   J(1)   702 A $ 93.48 (2) 3,051 I by Wife Jointly Class A Common Stock 04/20/2017   S   5,000 D $ 95.25 195,000 (3) I by DeBoer Family LLC (4) Class A Common Stock 04/20/2017   S   5,000 D $ 95.5 190,000 (3) I by DeBoer Family LLC (4) Class A Common Stock 04/20/2017   G V 10,000 D $ 0 69,625 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEBOER SIDNEY B 150 N. BARTLETT STREET MEDFORD, OR 97501	X

Signatures

/s/ Kevin Cundick, Attorney-in-Fact		04/20/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Distribution from DeBoer Family LLC to certain members of DeBoer Family LLC, including the Sidney B. DeBoer Trust and the reporting person's wife.
(2)	DeBoer Family LLC distributed shares of the issuer's Class A Common Stock to certain members of DeBoer Family LLC, including the Sidney B. DeBoer Trust and the reporting person's wife. The price shown is the value of one share of the issuer's Class A Common Stock at the close of the New York Stock Exchange on April 19, 2017.
(3)	As permitted by instruction 4(b)(iv), the reporting person is reporting beneficial ownership of all shares of Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A Common Stock held by DeBoer Family LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(4)	The reporting person is the settlor of the Sidney B. DeBoer Trust, and the Sidney B. DeBoer Trust is revocable by the reporting person at the reporting person's option. The Sidney B. DeBoer Trust is a member and the sole manager of DeBoer Family LLC, which is the direct owner of the securities shown in this row of column 5 of Table I.

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