53211 Passenger Car Rental and Leasing

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in renting or leasing passenger cars without drivers.

Examples Census gives

• Passenger car rental or leasing
• Passenger truck (light duty) rental or leasing
• Passenger van rental or leasing
• Sport utility vehicle rental or leasing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Renting or leasing passenger cars with drivers (e.g., limousines, hearses, taxis) are classified in Industry Group 4853, Taxi and Limousine Service.
• Retailing passenger cars through sales or lease arrangements are classified in Industry Group 4411, Automobile Dealers.
• Leasing passenger cars in combination with providing loans to buyers of such vehicles are classified in Sector 52, Finance and Insurance.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Codes in 53211

• 532111Passenger Car Rental
• 532112Passenger Car Leasing