CNAE 4511-1/02 · Brazil
Comércio a varejo de automóveis, camionetas e utilitários usados
51,280 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 51,280
- 115th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 6,685
- +20.0% · 143rd by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.2
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 13
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- BR COMERCIO DE AUTOMOVEIS SEMINOVOS LTDACuritiba (PR)
- LIONS PRE-OWNED S. A.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- SABEL COMERCIO DE VEICULOS LTDAAnanindeua (PA)
- ORIGINAL NACIONAL COMERCIO DE VEICULOS SEMINOVOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- AUTO PARVI LTDARecife (PE)
- SOLARIS VEICULOS LTDAVárzea Grande (MT)
- M1 MOTORS COMERCIO DE AUTOMOVEIS LTDACuritiba (PR)
- BR AUTO VEICULOS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- IDEAL VEICULOS DO BRASIL LTDAXanxerê (SC)
- BM COMERCIO DE VEICULOS LTDAUbatuba (SP)
- KAVAK TECNOLOGIA E COMERCIO DE VEICULOS LTDA.Barueri (SP)
- UMUARAMA SEMINOVOS LTDAItumbiara (GO)
How to assess a company's data
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.1
- 0.1 – 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2 – 0.3
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 14,410
- 2 Paraná 5,213
- 3 Minas Gerais 5,000
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 4,677
- 5 Santa Catarina 4,497
- 6 Rio de Janeiro 2,469
- 7 Espírito Santo 1,718
- 8 Goiás 1,618
- 9 Ceará 1,553
- 10 Bahia 1,442
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Mato Grosso 1,350
- 12 Distrito Federal 1,115
- 13 Pernambuco 1,027
- 14 Pará 816
- 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 685
- 16 Maranhão 647
- 17 Paraíba 490
- 18 Rio Grande do Norte 471
- 19 Amazonas 382
- 20 Alagoas 374
- 21 Piauí 374
- 22 Sergipe 296
- 23 Rondônia 275
- 24 Tocantins 134
- 25 Amapá 105
- 26 Roraima 78
- 27 Acre 61
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 3,456
- 2 Curitiba (PR) 1,413
- 3 Brasília (DF) 1,115
- 4 Belo Horizonte (MG) 1,035
- 5 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 987
- 6 Fortaleza (CE) 822
- 7 Goiânia (GO) 670
- 8 Porto Alegre (RS) 516
- 9 Campinas (SP) 484
- 10 Cuiabá (MT) 446
See the 30 cities
- 11 Recife (PE) 440
- 12 Joinville (SC) 425
- 13 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 399
- 14 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 397
- 15 Guarulhos (SP) 389
- 16 Londrina (PR) 368
- 17 Sorocaba (SP) 352
- 18 Manaus (AM) 350
- 19 Salvador (BA) 342
- 20 Uberlândia (MG) 340
- 21 Santo André (SP) 324
- 22 Caxias do Sul (RS) 318
- 23 Serra (ES) 303
- 24 São Luís (MA) 294
- 25 Cascavel (PR) 283
- 26 Blumenau (SC) 281
- 27 Campo Grande (MS) 272
- 28 Belém (PA) 265
- 29 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 265
- 30 Maringá (PR) 260
What activity 4511-1/02 is
- Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Division — Comércio e reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Group — Comércio de veículos automotores
- Class — Comércio a varejo e por atacado de veículos automotores
What it covers
- O comércio varejista de veículos automotores usados: automóveis, utilitários, camionetas e similares
What it does not cover
- O comércio varejista de motocicletas e motonetas novas e usadas (45.41-2) e bicicletas (4763-6/03)Classified under: 4763-6/03 Comércio varejista de bicicletas e triciclos; peças e acessórios
- A venda de peças e acessórios para veículos automotores (grupo 45.3)
- As atividades de representantes comerciais e agentes do comércio de veículos automotores (4512-9/01)Classified under: 4512-9/01 Representantes comerciais e agentes do comércio de veículos automotores
- Os leiloeiros independentes (8299-7/04)Classified under: 8299-7/04 Leiloeiros independentes
Typical activities
- Carros usados para golfe e outros esportes, comércio varejista de
- Comércio varejista automóvel, caminhonetes (camionetas, camionetes) e utilitários usados
- Comércio varejista de implementos rodoviários (reboques, semirreboques e carrocerias) usados
- Comércio varejista de reboques e semirrerboques usados
- Comércio varejista traillers usados
The activities of class 4511-1
comércio a varejo e por atacado de veículos automotores, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4511-1/01 Comércio a varejo de automóveis, camionetas e utilitários novos | 13,190 | 1,750 | +13.0% |
| 4511-1/02 Comércio a varejo de automóveis, camionetas e utilitários usados · this one | 51,280 | 6,685 | +20.0% |
| 4511-1/03 Comércio por atacado de automóveis, camionetas e utilitários novos e usados | 959 | 84 | +25.4% |
| 4511-1/04 Comércio por atacado de caminhões novos e usados | 649 | 52 | 0.0% |
| 4511-1/05 Comércio por atacado de reboques e semi reboques novos e usados | 283 | 21 | −58.0% |
| 4511-1/06 Comércio por atacado de ônibus e microônibus novos e usados | 92 | 6 | — |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4511-1/02
How many CNAE 4511-1/02 companies are there in Brazil?
51,280 active companies have CNAE 4511-1/02 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 115th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 4511-1?
Class 4511-1 has 6 subclasses: 4511-1/01; 4511-1/02; 4511-1/03; 4511-1/04; 4511-1/05; 4511-1/06. The official names are in the subclass table. A company declares one main activity and may declare others as secondary activities.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 14,410. There, 0.2 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.2 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.