CNAE 4511-1/03 · Brazil
Comércio por atacado de automóveis, camionetas e utilitários novos e usados
959 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
- 959
- 743rd of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 84
- +25.4% · 728th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 9
- 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.- GREAT WALL MOTOR BRASIL COMERCIO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- MANUPA COMERCIO EXPORTACAO IMPORTACAO DE EQUIPAMENTOS E VEICULOS ADAPTADOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY BRASIL LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- VIA ITALIA COMERCIO E IMPORTACAO DE VEICULOS LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- MERCOCAMP COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL S/ASerra (ES)
- JAGUAR E LAND ROVER BRASIL INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE VEICULOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- ELEMOVI COMERCIO & IMPORTACAO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- PAITO IMPORTS LTDARecife (PE)
- NOVA - MOTOR COMERCIO IMPORTACAO E EXPORTACAO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- LONGARE TRADING COMERCIO, IMPORTACAO E EXPORTACAO DE PRODUTOS QUIMICOS LTDAPalmas (TO)
- FIXAR VEICULOS LTDATeresina (PI)
- GAUCHACAR VEICULOS E PECAS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
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Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 307
- 2 Paraná 95
- 3 Rio Grande do Sul 82
- 4 Minas Gerais 70
- 5 Santa Catarina 67
- 6 Rio de Janeiro 56
- 7 Goiás 46
- 8 Bahia 30
- 9 Pernambuco 28
- 10 Espírito Santo 24
See the 26 federative units
- 11 Pará 20
- 12 Amazonas 16
- 13 Maranhão 16
- 14 Mato Grosso 14
- 15 Distrito Federal 11
- 16 Ceará 10
- 17 Rondônia 10
- 18 Mato Grosso do Sul 8
- 19 Rio Grande do Norte 8
- 20 Paraíba 7
- 21 Alagoas 6
- 22 Tocantins 6
- 23 Amapá 5
- 24 Acre 4
- 25 Piauí 4
- 26 Roraima 2
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 135
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 30
- 3 Curitiba (PR) 28
- 4 Goiânia (GO) 20
- 5 Belo Horizonte (MG) 15
- 6 Itajaí (SC) 15
- 7 Manaus (AM) 13
- 8 Campinas (SP) 12
- 9 Porto Alegre (RS) 12
- 10 Caxias do Sul (RS) 11
See the 30 cities
- 11 Brasília (DF) 11
- 12 Recife (PE) 10
- 13 Salvador (BA) 10
- 14 Maringá (PR) 9
- 15 Belém (PA) 8
- 16 São Luís (MA) 8
- 17 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 8
- 18 Cascavel (PR) 7
- 19 Aparecida de Goiânia (GO) 7
- 20 Contagem (MG) 6
- 21 Uberlândia (MG) 6
- 22 Cariacica (ES) 6
- 23 Serra (ES) 6
- 24 Santos (SP) 6
- 25 Florianópolis (SC) 6
- 26 Fortaleza (CE) 5
- 27 Maceió (AL) 5
- 28 Americana (SP) 5
- 29 Bauru (SP) 5
- 30 Guarulhos (SP) 5
What activity 4511-1/03 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 atacadista de veículos automotores novos e usados: automóveis, utilitários camionetas e similares
- O comércio atacadista de ambulâncias
What it does not cover
- O comércio atacadista de motocicletas e motonetas novas e usadas (45.41-2) e bicicletas (4649-4/03)Classified under: 4649-4/03 Comércio atacadista de bicicletas, triciclos e outros veículos recreativos
- 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
- Comércio atacadista de ambulâncias
- Comércio atacadista de automóvel, caminhonetes (camionetas, camionetes) e utilitários, novos e usados
- Comércio atacadista de carros novos e usados para golfe e outros esportes
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 | 51,280 | 6,685 | +20.0% |
| 4511-1/03 Comércio por atacado de automóveis, camionetas e utilitários novos e usados · this one | 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 4511-1/03
How many CNAE 4511-1/03 companies are there in Brazil?
959 active companies have CNAE 4511-1/03 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 743rd 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 307. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.0 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.