List of Car Dealers in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 7,502 car dealers in Portugal, one in every 114 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 130 firms employ 50 people or more. One in six car dealerships is based in Lisboa, Sintra, Vila Nova de Gaia, Loures and Porto. Below you find the largest car dealerships in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

7,502 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies7,5021 in114 Portuguese companiesCities290Largest cityLisboa 397Sole traders8%Employees1-4 (85%)Revenue< $100K (41%)Email23%Phone28%Website32%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Bmw Portugal, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Lagoas Park, Edifício 11 2º	Lisboa	2740-270	*****.pt	2003	$750,341,907	61	Partnership of unknown type	614	506698521
2	Caetano Auto, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Avenida Vasco Da Gama, 1410	Porto	4430-247	*****.pt	2002	$423,153,310	1,070	Corporation	225	505955342
3	Carclasse - Comércio De Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Braga	Avenida Barros E Soares, 130	Braga	4715-214	*****.pt	1993	$391,295,378	767	Corporation	15	503048852
4	Caetano Baviera Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua de Barreiro, 547	Porto	4409-513	*****.pt	2022	$379,516,622	603	Corporation	225	517304406
5	Santogal V - Comércio E Reparacão De Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua de Campolide, 437/439	Lisboa	1070-035	*****.pt	1976	$333,674,319	386	Corporation	62	500625654
6	Santogal L - Comércio E Reparacão De Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Dom Luís de Noronha, 40	Lisboa	1069-081	*****.pt	1989	$333,552,929	327	Corporation	62	502220465
7	Vesauto - Automóveis E Reparacões, S.A.	Portugal	Sintra	Estrada Nacional 250-1	Lisboa	2609-502	*****.pt	1983	$263,541,692	238	Corporation	123	501316272
8	C.santos - Veículos E Pecas, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Do Proletariado, 18	Lisboa	2790-138	*****.pt	1920	$258,272,375	371	Corporation	40	500035679
9	Sociedade Comercial C. Santos, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Da Estrada, 95	Porto	4470-600	*****.pt	1977	$237,109,927	498	Corporation	7	500676372
10	Man Truck & Bus (portugal), Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Rua Da Quinta das Cotovias, 2 2º	Lisboa	2615-365	*****.eu	1998	$220,281,694	148	Corporation	4281	504169777
11	23 Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua de Barreiro, 547	Porto	4409-513	*****.pt	2022	$213,523,449	56	Corporation	225	517309203
12	Stellantis &YOU Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Quinta Do Paizinho, 5	Lisboa	2794-068	*****.com	1985	$210,746,344	390	Corporation	1333	501456040
13	Nors Vt Trucks And Buses Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo, 711 1º	Porto	4149-010	*****.com	2000	$209,398,580	325	Corporation	93	505051931
14	Soauto Vgrp - Comércio De Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Marechal Gomes Da Costa, 15/15a	Lisboa	1800-255	*****.pt	2000	$202,322,528	300	Corporation	4281	504662422
15	Beyond Motors Car - Comércio E Distribuicão De Automóveis, Lda	Portugal	Braga	Avenida Barros E Soares	Braga	4715-214	*****.pt	1992	$200,520,466	259	Partnership of unknown type	16	502875216
16	Matrizauto - Comércio De Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Rua de Santa Luzia, 1022	Porto	4250-420	*****.pt	2004	$199,476,753	156	Corporation	123	506678776
17	Mck Motors - Importacão E Comércio Automóvel, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Doutor José Espírito Santo, 38	Lisboa	1950-097	*****.pt	2003	$197,600,398	25	Partnership of unknown type	165	506824241
18	Santogal P - Comércio E Reparacão De Automóveis, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Dom Luís de Noronha, 40	Lisboa	1069-081	*****.fr	1993	$175,005,875	190	Partnership of unknown type	62	503019569
19	Santogal R - Comércio E Reparacão De Automóveis S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Doutor José Espírito Santo, Lote 11e	Lisboa	1950-096	*****.pt	1995	$174,735,777	217	Corporation	62	503353892
20	Caetano Fórmula, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua de Barreiro, 547	Porto	4409-513	*****.pt	1962	$174,664,076	269	Corporation	225	500035121
21	Fca Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Loures	Rua Vasco Da Gama, 20	Lisboa	2690-394	*****.pt	1929	$165,469,248	44	Corporation	1333	500115290
22	Santogal M - Comércio E Reparacão De Automóveis, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua de Campolide, 437/439	Lisboa	1070-035	*****.pt	1946	$162,997,883	220	Partnership of unknown type	62	500190992
23	Nasamotor - Veículos E Pecas, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 434/454	Porto	4100-260	*****.pt	1996	$162,895,622	210	Corporation	15	503737526
24	Auto Júlio, S.A.	Portugal	Caldas Da Rainha	Rua Bernardino Simões, 3	Leiria	2500-138	*****.pt	1987	$151,604,904	177	Corporation	22	501864768
25	Jop - Veículos E Pecas, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Rua de Delfim Ferreira, 84 3º	Porto	4100-199	*****.pt	1988	$146,639,224	189	Corporation	22	501943625

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Car dealerships in Lisboa

Lisboa has 397 car dealers and car dealerships, 0.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 52% below the national share. Four in five Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 20 have 50 or more. 23 new firms were entered in 2026, 39 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 307 · 82%
5-9: 36 · 10%
10-19: 5 · 1%
20-49: 7 · 2%
50+: 20 · 5%

Legal form

Sole traders: 9 · 2%
Partnerships: 157 · 40%
Lda and S.A.: 192 · 48%
Other or none: 39 · 10%

Of the Portuguese total: 5.3%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.4%
Against the national share: 0.5×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 23
Entered 2025: 35
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 5.9%

Old

Before 1990: 39 · 10%
1990 or later: 358 · 90%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 8.5%

Reachable

Email: 100 · 25%
Phone: 119 · 30%
Website: 131 · 33%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 157 · 47%
$100K-$500K: 57 · 17%
$500K-$1M: 26 · 8%
$1M and more: 94 · 28%

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Car dealers and car dealerships in Portugal

7,502

21 October 2026

There are 7,502 car dealers and car dealerships in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 114 Portuguese companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (388 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 6,430 86%
Head offices: 377
Branch offices: 695

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 4511. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 4511.

3,586 of the 7,502 are Lda and S.A. (48%); 587 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 7,065 Portuguese car dealerships with a known headcount, 5,983 (85%) have one to four people, 637 have five to nine, 315 have ten to 49 and 130 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (2,693, 41%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 106,620 94%
Small 10 to 49315 4%
Medium 50 to 249127 2%
Large 250+3 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

392

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 223 more than $10 million.

388

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most car dealers in Portugal (397), ahead of Sintra (267), Vila Nova de Gaia (204), Loures (197) and Porto (196). Together the five hold one in six of them. Relative to their size, Santa Maria Da Feira, Odivelas and Vila Nova de Famalicão have the most: 1.7 to 1.7 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

290 Portuguese cities have at least one car dealership; 132 have ten or more; 36 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Car dealerships per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.88. Santa Maria Da Feira has 1.7 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By district 28 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	1,625	22%
Porto	1,389	19%
Braga	779	10%
Aveiro	530	7%
Setúbal	506	7%
Leiria	471	6%
Santarém	342	5%
Faro	285	4%
Coimbra	249	3%
Viseu	234	3%

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Largest car dealerships in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Caetano Auto, S.A. is the largest car dealership in Portugal by headcount. 130 firms employ 50 people or more; 60 employ 100 or more.

1Vila Nova de Gaia1,070 staff
2Braga767 staff
3Maia498 staff
4Coimbra480 staff
5Oeiras390 staff
6Lisboa386 staff
7Oeiras371 staff
8Porto332 staff
9Portalegre327 staff
10Braga325 staff

By employee size · 7,065 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	5,983	85%
5-9	637	9%
10-19	183	3%
20-49	132	2%
50-99	70	1.0%
100-199	38	0.5%
200-499	19	0.3%
500-999	2	<0.1%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

85% have 1 to 4 people; 132 have 20 to 49; 130 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,693	41%
$100K-$500K	1,568	24%
$500K-$1M	774	12%
$1M-$5M	1,089	17%
$5M-$10M	169	3%
$10M-$50M	149	2%
$50M-$100M	39	0.6%
$100M-$500M	34	0.5%
$500M+	1	<0.1%

41% under $100,000; 1,089 between $1M and $5M; 392 above $5M.

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

388 car dealerships were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 2 a working day, after 653 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 1.2% of the inflow.

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4762023
5392024
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3882026 so far

243 of this year's 388 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Espinho6 staff
2Lisboa6 staff
3Loures6 staff
4Póvoa de Varzim6 staff
5Vila Nova de Gaia6 staff

How reachable are they?

Car dealerships are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 28% list a phone number and 32% a website.

Email1,706 23%
Phone2,116 28%
Website2,385 32%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese car dealerships from before 1900, 17 from before 1950 and 459 from before 1990.

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1. Lisboa
1920
1. Coimbra
1920
1. Oeiras
1920
1. Guarda
1921
1. Torres Vedras
1929
1. Loures

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Portuguese car dealerships date from before 1990

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in thirteen Portuguese car dealerships work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Half are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)5878%
Partnerships2,61835%
Lda and S.A.3,58648%
No form on record or other7119%

Single-site: 86%
Head offices: 377
Branches: 695

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 12 retail companies for every car dealership in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Retail Companies	90,245	27%	74%
Wholesale Companies	46,902	30%	70%
Transport Companies	32,002	8%	86%
Car Dealers	7,502	32%	80%
Bakeries	4,406	21%	54%
Jewellery Companies	487	21%	77%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	231,663	3.6
France	162,015	11.3
Italy	64,563	9.2
Germany	51,803	7.6
Spain	45,065	8.3
Portugal	7,502	8.8

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Frequently asked questions

How many car dealers are there in Portugal?

There are 7,502 car dealers and car dealerships in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 114 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest car dealership in Portugal?

Caetano Auto, S.A. in Vila Nova de Gaia, with 1,070 staff.

Which Portuguese city has the most car dealers?

Lisboa, with 397, ahead of Sintra (267), Vila Nova de Gaia (204), Loures (197) and Porto (196). Relative to its size, Santa Maria Da Feira has the most: 1.7 times the national share.

How many car dealerships are there in Lisboa?

397, which is 0.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 52% below the national share.

How big is a typical car dealership?

Small. 85% of the 7,065 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 130 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese car dealers sole traders or companies?

One in thirteen (587) are sole traders, 35% are partnerships and 48% (3,586) are Lda and S.A..

How many car dealerships started in 2026?

388 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 653 in 2025. 243 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest car dealership in Portugal?

António Cardoso Oliveira Júnior & CA., Lda - em Liquidacão in Lisboa, 1920, followed by Auto Industrial, S.A. in Coimbra (1920) and C.santos - Veículos e Pecas, S.A. in Oeiras (1920). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers car dealers?

Portuguese car dealers are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 4511. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 4511.

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