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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry include:- Electrification of vehicles increasing demand for electric components
- Autonomous driving technology advancements
- Shift towards e-commerce and online parts distribution
- Stringent environmental regulations influencing product offerings
- Global supply chain disruptions impacting inventory and costs
- Rise in aftermarket parts sales due to vehicle longevity
- Integration of advanced technology in parts for performance enhancement
- Increased focus on sustainability in manufacturing and supply chain processes
- Growing importance of data analytics for inventory and fleet management
- Expansion in emerging markets driving demand for vehicles and parts
- Consumer preference shifts towards more fuel-efficient and hybrid models
- Collaborations and partnerships between OEMs and technology companies
- Escalating trade tensions influencing import/export costs and strategies
- Economic fluctuations affecting consumer buying power and investment trends
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.| Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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New And Used Automobiles, Crossovers, Motorcycles, And Trailers |
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New Automobiles, Including Crossovers |
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Used Automobiles, Including Crossovers |
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Motorcycles |
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Utility Trailers |
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All-Terrain Vehicles (Atvs), Snowmobiles, Motor Scooters, Mopeds, And Other Motorized Recreational-Use Vehicles |
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Buses, Campers, And Motor Homes |
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Buses |
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Motor Homes, Travel Trailers, And Campers |
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Light Trucks And Truck Bodies, 14, 000 Lb. Or Less, Including Vans, Cargo Vans, And Suvs |
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New Light Trucks And Suvs |
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Used Light Trucks And Suvs |
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New And Used Vans And Cargo Vans |
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New Light Truck, Van, And Suv Bodies |
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Medium Trucks, Truck Bodies, And Tractors, 14, 001 Lb. To 33, 000 Lb. |
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New Medium Trucks And Tractors |
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Used Medium Trucks And Tractors |
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New Medium Truck Bodies |
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Heavy Trucks, Truck Bodies, Trailers, And Road Tractors, More Than 33, 000 Lb. |
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New Heavy Trucks |
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New Heavy Truck Tractors |
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New Truck Trailers |
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New Heavy Truck Bodies |
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Used Heavy Trucks, Tractors, And Trailers |
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New And Rebuilt Automotive And Trailer Parts And Supplies |
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Automotive Batteries |
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Complete Engines |
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Electrical Engine Parts, Including Ignition Parts |
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Brake Parts, Including Fluid And All Disk And Drum Parts |
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Exhaust System Parts |
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Automotive Glass |
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Hoses, Belts, Gaskets, And Wiper Blades |
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Filters, Including Oil, Air, Gas, And Transmission |
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Engine Parts, Excluding Electrical Parts |
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Body Parts And Repair Materials |
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Suspension Parts, Including Shocks, Struts, And Ball Joints |
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Other Automotive Parts And Supplies |
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Automotive Accessories, Excluding Car Stereos And CD Players |
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Used Automotive Parts, Accessories, And Equipment |
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Petroleum Products Marketing Equipment |
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Tires And Tubes |
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New Automobile Tires And Tubes |
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Re-Treaded And Used Automobile Tires And Repair Materials |
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New Truck And Bus Tires, Including Industrial, Off-Road, And Farm Tractor Tires |
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Re-Treaded And Used Truck And Bus Tires And Repair Materials, Including Industrial, Off-Road, And Farm Tractor Tires |
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Electrical Apparatus And Equipment |
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Electric And Gas Household Appliances, Excluding Plumbing |
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Car Stereos, Tape Players, And CD Players |
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Electronic Parts And Equipment, Excluding Communications Equipment |
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Hardware |
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Construction, Forestry, And Mining Machinery And Equipment, Including Parts And Attachments |
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Farm Machinery, Equipment, And Parts |
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General-Purpose Industrial Machinery, Equipment, And Parts |
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Marine Machinery, Equipment, And Supplies |
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Recyclable Ferrous Metal Scrap |
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Recyclable Nonferrous Metal Scrap |
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Chemicals And Allied Products, Excluding Agricultural Chemicals, Plastics, Industrial And Natural Gases, Liquefied Petroleum (Lp |
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Other Chemicals And Allied Products |
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Automotive Chemicals, Including Polishes And Cleaners, Fuel And Oil Additives, And Antifreeze |
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Refined Petroleum Products, Excluding Liquefied Petroleum (Lp) |
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Paint, Paint Supplies, Wallpaper, And Wallpaper Supplies |
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Service Receipts And Labor Charges, Including Installed Parts |
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Labor Charges For Repair Work |
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Parts Installed In Repair Work |
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Other Service Receipts And Labor Charges |
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Receipts For Service Contracts |
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Miscellaneous Commodities |
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Rental And Operating Lease Receipts |
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Receipts For Machine Shop Job Work, Including Receipts For Custom Built, Rebuilt, Or Repaired Parts |
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U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Liquidity Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Efficiency Ratios - Key Performance Indicators | Industry Average |
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| Measure how quickly products and services sell, and effectively collections policies are implemented. | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 7% | Order at top of page |
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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 4% | |||
| Sales and Related Occupations | 21% | |||
| Retail Sales Workers | 9% | |||
| Counter and Rental Clerks and Parts Salespersons | 7% | |||
| Parts Salespersons | 6% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 9% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 9% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 9% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 15% | |||
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 16% | |||
| Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 13% | |||
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 7% | |||
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 7% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 29% | |||
| Motor Vehicle Operators | 13% | |||
| Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers | 12% | |||
| Light Truck Drivers | 8% | |||
| Material Moving Workers | 14% | |||
| Laborers and Material Movers | 13% | |||
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 6% | |||
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 6% | |||
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry. |
Latest Industry News
- USMCA rules boost U.S. parts, raise prices, and slow vehicle output - USITC report shows USMCA auto rules boosted U.S. supplier jobs, but raised costs for automakers and shifted import patterns. (07/10/2025)
- Why Service Still Wins in the Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket - Commercial vehicle aftermarket success depends on trained tribal knowledge and parts training to serve commercial customers better. (07/09/2025)
- Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices Lurch Up in June - Wholesale appreciation trends have been more volatile over Q2 as tariffs affected new sales and supply, and the used marketplace. (07/08/2025)
- Giant Eagle sells wholesale motor fuels distribution business - Supermarket company Giant Eagle Inc. has sold its wholesale motor fuels distribution business to Cary Oil Co. Inc. in a transaction separate from the $1.57 billion sale of its Get Go Café + Markets convenience stores to Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., a deal that closed on June 29. (07/08/2025)
- Wholesale used car prices rise again amid tariff disruption - "The Manheim index has generally been rising since last June, and we typically see the strongest changes for the year in the second quarter as the spring bounce comes to an end." Almost all major market segments were higher for seasonally adjusted prices year over year in June, (07/08/2025)
- Lane Watch: Wholesale vehicle prices return to stability in June - According to the latest Market Insights report from Black Book, the decline in wholesale prices for the week ending June 21 was 0.37%, down from the prior week’s decline of 0.47%. (06/24/2025)
- State cannot override Motor Vehicle rules, argue bike taxi owners - State cannot override Motor Vehicle rules, argue bike taxi owners Appearing for two bike owners–Varikruti Mahendra Reddy and Madhu Kiran, Senior Advocate Chinnappa told the court that the issue ... (06/24/2025)
- 2025 Top Motor Vehicle/Driveaway Carriers | Transport Topics - Transport Topics' 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list illustrates how weak freight market conditions have continued to squeeze margins for North America's largest motor carriers. (06/20/2025)
- FBR imposes new levy on locally-made, imported vehicles - FBR may impose 18% sales tax on locally-manufactured cars Person importing internal combustion engine motor vehicle will pay one per centum ad valorem of assessed value inclusive of duties and ... (06/12/2025)
- Arnold Motor Supply Adds Nebraska Store to Network - The store will transition to the Arnold Motor Supply name while maintaining the same local team and personalized service. (05/27/2025)
