Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) has seen a 4.57% increase in its short percent of float since the last report, with 2.77 million shares sold short, representing 11.44% of its available trading shares. This indicates a bearish market sentiment, as it now exceeds the peer group average of 11.31% in short interest. The data suggests it would take approximately 14 days for traders to cover their short positions, based on current trading volumes.