2022 NAICS national industry in sector 42 Wholesale Trade
423110 Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 423110 is the US industry code for automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers. It covers 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.
- Code
- 423110 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers
- Part of
- Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 250 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 45400 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
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.
Activities listed under 423110
The Census index assigns these 31 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) merchant wholesalers
- Ambulance merchant wholesalers
- Automobile auction merchant wholesalers
- Automobile merchant wholesalers
- Bicycle, motorized, merchant wholesalers
- Bodies, motor vehicle, merchant wholesalers
- Bus merchant wholesalers
- Camping trailer merchant wholesalers
- Cargo van merchant wholesalers
- Chassis, motor vehicle, merchant wholesalers
- Minivan merchant wholesalers
- Moped merchant wholesalers
- Motor home merchant wholesalers
- Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
- Motorcycle merchant wholesalers
- Recreational vehicle merchant wholesalers
- School bus merchant wholesalers
- Snowmobile merchant wholesalers
- Special purpose highway vehicle merchant wholesalers
- Sport utility vehicle merchant wholesalers
- Taxicab merchant wholesalers
- Tractors, highway, merchant wholesalers
- Trailers, motor vehicle, merchant wholesalers
- Transportation equipment, motor vehicle, merchant wholesalers
- Travel trailer (e.g., tent trailers) merchant wholesalers
- Truck tractors, road, merchant wholesalers
- Truck trailer merchant wholesalers
- Trucks, road, merchant wholesalers
- Used car merchant wholesalers
- Utility trailer merchant wholesalers
- Vehicles, recreational, merchant wholesalers
SBA size standard for 423110
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 423110, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 250 employees. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 4510, 4530, 4540), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.