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Sector: 42 Wholesale Trade

NAICS Code 423110 - Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of new and used passenger automobiles, trucks, trailers, and other motor vehicles, such as motorcycles, motor homes, and snowmobiles.

Business Examples

Common types of business activities within NAICS 423110 - Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers are:

  • Truck tractors, road, merchant wholesalers
  • Automobile auction merchant wholesalers
  • Bodies, motor vehicle, merchant wholesalers
  • School bus merchant wholesalers
  • Trucks, road, merchant wholesalers
  • Utility trailer merchant wholesalers
  • Snowmobile merchant wholesalers
  • Travel trailer (e.g., tent trailers) merchant wholesalers
  • Sport utility vehicle merchant wholesalers
  • Bicycle, motorized, merchant wholesalers
  • Trailers, motor vehicle, merchant wholesalers
  • Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
  • Minivan merchant wholesalers
  • Taxicab merchant wholesalers
  • Vehicles, recreational, merchant wholesalers
  • All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) merchant wholesalers
  • Motorcycle merchant wholesalers
  • Moped merchant wholesalers
  • Chassis, motor vehicle, merchant wholesalers
  • Automobile merchant wholesalers
  • Motor home merchant wholesalers
  • Transportation equipment, motor vehicle, merchant wholesalers
  • Camping trailer merchant wholesalers
  • Ambulance merchant wholesalers
  • Cargo van merchant wholesalers
  • Recreational vehicle merchant wholesalers
  • Tractors, highway, merchant wholesalers
  • Special purpose highway vehicle merchant wholesalers
  • Truck trailer merchant wholesalers
  • Used car merchant wholesalers
  • Bus merchant wholesalers

IBISWorld Industry Research Report

Automobile Wholesaling in the US (42311)

Revenue 2025

$924.5bn

Growth 2025

2.57%

Key Trends

  • Wholesalers and dealers conduct a good amount of business with auction platforms that are becoming smarter and going mobile

  • The pandemic fostered a downward shift, but profit was able to rebound due to declining wages

  • Per capita disposable income is expected to decline, thus reducing downstream demand and dampening growth

Products and Services

NAICS Hierarchy 423110 - Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS Code 423110 - Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers sits in the 2-digit Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes

2 Digits: 42

Sector Title: Wholesale Trade

3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits

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