Class · NACE Rev. 2.1

46.71 Wholesale of motor vehicles

active

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)

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

Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
45.11	Sale of cars and light motor vehicles	NACE Rev. 2 class 45.11 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 46.18, 46.71, 47.81, 47.92	65:78
45.19	Sale of other motor vehicles	NACE Rev. 2 class 45.19 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 46.18, 46.71, 47.81, 47.92	65:78

Content moved from 45.11 includes:

wholesale of new and used motor vehicles, including electrical vehicles: â€¢ passenger motor vehicles, including specialised passenger motor vehicles, e.g. ambulances, minibuses
wholesale of off-road motor vehicles

Content moved from 45.19 includes:

wholesale of new and used motor vehicles, including electrical vehicles: â€¢ lorries, trailers and semi-trailers â€¢ camping vehicles, e.g. caravans, motorhomes
wholesale of off-road motor vehicles

Code	46.71
Level	Class
Parent	46.7
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20