Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

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.

Businesses classified here include

• 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

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 423110), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Automobile
• Motor
• Vehicle
• Supply
• Trade
• Source
• Distribution
• Goods

U.S. business numbers

Locations by number of employees nationwide

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers

1. California 711 locations
2. Texas 526 locations
3. Florida 473 locations
4. New York 308 locations
5. Pennsylvania 242 locations
6. Michigan 211 locations
7. Georgia 197 locations
8. Illinois 196 locations
9. New Jersey 184 locations
10. Ohio 174 locations

All 50 states

• Alabama (118)
• Alaska (8)
• Arizona (137)
• Arkansas (81)
• California (711)
• Colorado (102)
• Connecticut (40)
• Delaware (23)
• Florida (473)
• Georgia (197)
• Hawaii (11)
• Idaho (45)
• Illinois (196)
• Indiana (162)
• Iowa (77)
• Kansas (65)
• Kentucky (55)
• Louisiana (80)
• Maine (29)
• Maryland (89)
• Massachusetts (103)
• Michigan (211)
• Minnesota (122)
• Mississippi (51)
• Missouri (137)
• Montana (29)
• Nebraska (58)
• Nevada (39)
• New Hampshire (29)
• New Jersey (184)
• New Mexico (18)
• New York (308)
• North Carolina (169)
• North Dakota (37)
• Ohio (174)
• Oklahoma (78)
• Oregon (89)
• Pennsylvania (242)
• Rhode Island (19)
• South Carolina (85)
• South Dakota (37)
• Tennessee (104)
• Texas (526)
• Utah (64)
• Vermont (12)
• Virginia (127)
• Washington (123)
• West Virginia (16)
• Wisconsin (145)
• Wyoming (10)

Related industries

• Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
• Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
• Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers