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title: "Used Car Dealers — NAICS 441120"
url: "https://vantainsights.com/industry/441120-used-car-dealers"
naics: "441120"
naics_frame: "2017"
updated: "2026-09-17"
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# Used Car Dealers

NAICS 441120

## Key Figures

| Figure | Value | Source | Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Establishments | 25,147 | Census CBP | 2023 |
| Employment | 162,048 | Census CBP | 2023 |
| Market size | $159.5B | Census Economic Census | 2022 |

Figures are published for NAICS 441120 directly.

## Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing used automobiles and light trucks, such as sport utility vehicles, and passenger and cargo vans.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.

## Illustrative examples

- Antique auto dealers
- Light truck dealers, used only
- Automobile dealers, used only

## Which code does this activity belong in?

Used car dealers primarily retail previously owned automobiles and light trucks, including sport utility vehicles and passenger and cargo vans. The boundary with new car dealers lies in the condition of inventory; establishments selling new vehicles are classified in new car dealers, while those selling only used vehicles belong in used car dealers.

*VantaInsights Analysis, AI-drafted.*

## Where this sits

- [44-45 Retail Trade](https://vantainsights.com/industry/44-45-retail-trade)
- [441 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers](https://vantainsights.com/industry/441-motor-vehicle-parts-dealers)
- [4411 Automobile Dealers](https://vantainsights.com/industry/4411-automobile-dealers)
- [44112 Used Car Dealers](https://vantainsights.com/reports/44112-used-car-dealers)

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