NACE 46.71: Wholesale of motor vehicles

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 45.11, 45.19. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 4510.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 46.71 is "Wholesale of motor vehicles". It sits in section G (WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE), then division 46 (Wholesale trade), then group 46.7 (Wholesale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 45.11 (Sale of cars and light motor vehicles), 45.19 (Sale of other motor vehicles).

What the class includes

This class includes: - wholesale of new and used motor vehicles, including electric vehicles: • passenger motor vehicles, including specialised passenger motor vehicles (e.g. ambulances, minibuses) • lorries, trailers and semi-trailers • camping vehicles (e.g. caravans, motorhomes)

What it excludes

This class excludes: - activities of agents involved in the wholesale of cars and light motor vehicles, see 46.18 - wholesale of electric bicycles and their related parts and accessories, see 46.49 - wholesale of motorised transport equipment (e.g. ships, yachts, planes, trains), see 46.64 - wholesale of parts and accessories for motor vehicles, see 46.72 - on-demand passenger transport service activities by vehicle with a driver, see 49.33 - rental and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles without a driver, see 77.11 - maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, see 95.31

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
45.11	Sale of cars and light motor vehicles	3
45.19	Sale of other motor vehicles	3

The label in 24 languages

bgТърговия на едро с автомобили
csVelkoobchod s motorovými vozidly
daEngroshandel med motorkøretøjer
deGroßhandel mit Kraftwagen
elΧονδρικό εμπόριο μηχανοκίνητων οχημάτων
enWholesale of motor vehicles
esComercio al por mayor de vehículos de motor
etMootorsõidukite hulgimüük
fiMoottoriajoneuvojen tukkukauppa
frCommerce de gros de véhicules automobiles
gaMórdhíol mótarfheithiclí
hrTrgovina na veliko motornim vozilima
huGépjármű nagykereskedelme
itCommercio all’ingrosso di autoveicoli
ltVariklinių transporto priemonių didmeninė prekyba
lvMehānisko transportlīdzekļu vairumtirdzniecība
mtKummerċ bl-ingrossa tal-vetturi motorizzati
nlGroothandel in motorvoertuigen
plSprzedaż hurtowa pojazdów silnikowych z wyłączeniem motocykli
ptComércio por grosso de veículos automóveis
roVânzări cu ridicata de autovehicule
skVeľkoobchod s motorovými vozidlami
slTrgovina na debelo z motornimi vozili
svPartihandel med motorfordon

Neighbouring classes

46.72 Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · 46.73 Wholesale of motorcycles, motorcycle parts and…

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.