The SIC code for new car dealers is 5511, "Motor Vehicle Dealers (New and Used)." It covers dealers selling new automobiles, often alongside used cars, pickups, vans, parts, and dealership service. Used-only dealers are SIC 5521.
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SIC 5511 maps to one primary 2022 NAICS code: 441110, New Car Dealers. The closest distinction is SIC 5521 for used-only dealers. Separate repair shops and motor vehicle wholesalers use different codes.
| SIC | SIC description | NAICS | NAICS description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5511 | Motor Vehicle Dealers (New and Used) | 441110 | New Car Dealers |
| 5521 | Motor Vehicle Dealers (Used Only) | 441120 | Used Car Dealers |
| 7538 | General Automotive Repair Shops | 811111 | General Automotive Repair |
| 5012 | Automobiles and Other Motor Vehicles | 423110 | Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers |
MCC 5511 is a payment-card category for car and truck dealers selling or leasing new and used vehicles, plus related service, repairs, and parts. NAICS 5511 means Management of Companies and Enterprises, not car dealers. For a 2022 NAICS classification corresponding to SIC 5511, use 441110.
SIC 5511 is centered on establishments that sell new automobiles. Several dealership formats fit the same four-digit code, while used-only dealers are separated into SIC 5521.
Dealerships primarily selling new automobiles from one or more manufacturers. Used vehicle sales can be part of the same establishment.
Dealers that retail new vehicles and also maintain a used inventory. The presence of used vehicles does not move the establishment to SIC 5521 as long as new vehicle sales are part of the primary business.
Dealers retailing new passenger vehicles and light trucks, including pickups and vans, fit the same 2022 NAICS category as new automobile dealers.
A new-car dealership can remain in SIC 5511 when it also operates repair bays and sells replacement parts, tires, batteries, and accessories as part of the dealership.
Retail automobile agencies and dealer locations selling new vehicles, with or without used inventory, fall within SIC 5511 when vehicle retailing is the primary establishment activity.
Dealers whose retail inventory is used vehicles only are classified separately under SIC 5521. The 2022 NAICS code for used-only dealers is 441120.
Most people searching for the car dealer SIC code are filling out a form or building a prospect list. If it is the second one, SIC 5511 is the starting filter.
In our portal, SIC 5511 narrows the business file to motor vehicle dealers that fit this classification. From there you can layer on employee count, annual revenue, city, county, zip, or area code, and contact name where available. The output is a CSV with the business name, phone number, address, SIC code, and the demographic fields you selected, ready to load into a dialer or CRM.
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These are the SIC 5511 motor vehicle dealers we hold with a verified phone number, broken out by state. Every count below is available as a filtered download, and you can narrow further by city, county, zip, employee count, or revenue inside the portal.
| State | Code | Car dealers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | 1,475 | 1.7% |
| Alaska | AK | 138 | 0.2% |
| Arizona | AZ | 1,832 | 2.1% |
| Arkansas | AR | 1,001 | 1.2% |
| California | CA | 9,850 | 11.4% |
| Colorado | CO | 1,312 | 1.5% |
| Connecticut | CT | 804 | 0.9% |
| Delaware | DE | 253 | 0.3% |
| District of Columbia | DC | 54 | 0.1% |
| Florida | FL | 6,484 | 7.5% |
| Georgia | GA | 3,803 | 4.4% |
| Hawaii | HI | 198 | 0.2% |
| Idaho | ID | 532 | 0.6% |
| Illinois | IL | 2,513 | 2.9% |
| Indiana | IN | 1,832 | 2.1% |
| Iowa | IA | 1,273 | 1.5% |
| Kansas | KS | 832 | 1.0% |
| Kentucky | KY | 1,388 | 1.6% |
| Louisiana | LA | 1,542 | 1.8% |
| Maine | ME | 365 | 0.4% |
| Maryland | MD | 1,359 | 1.6% |
| Massachusetts | MA | 1,592 | 1.9% |
| Michigan | MI | 2,486 | 2.9% |
| Minnesota | MN | 1,353 | 1.6% |
| Mississippi | MS | 962 | 1.1% |
| Missouri | MO | 1,785 | 2.1% |
| Montana | MT | 326 | 0.4% |
| Nebraska | NE | 721 | 0.8% |
| Nevada | NV | 584 | 0.7% |
| New Hampshire | NH | 456 | 0.5% |
| New Jersey | NJ | 2,344 | 2.7% |
| New Mexico | NM | 663 | 0.8% |
| New York | NY | 3,685 | 4.3% |
| North Carolina | NC | 2,969 | 3.5% |
| North Dakota | ND | 271 | 0.3% |
| Ohio | OH | 2,926 | 3.4% |
| Oklahoma | OK | 1,229 | 1.4% |
| Oregon | OR | 1,002 | 1.2% |
| Pennsylvania | PA | 3,524 | 4.1% |
| Puerto Rico | PR | 17 | 0.0% |
| Rhode Island | RI | 232 | 0.3% |
| South Carolina | SC | 1,330 | 1.5% |
| South Dakota | SD | 356 | 0.4% |
| Tennessee | TN | 1,777 | 2.1% |
| Texas | TX | 8,528 | 9.9% |
| Utah | UT | 733 | 0.9% |
| Vermont | VT | 179 | 0.2% |
| Virginia | VA | 1,773 | 2.1% |
| Washington | WA | 1,570 | 1.8% |
| West Virginia | WV | 394 | 0.5% |
| Wisconsin | WI | 1,264 | 1.5% |
| Wyoming | WY | 164 | 0.2% |
| United States total | US | 86,035 | 100% |
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