California New Car Dealers Association Publishes 2025 Economic Impact Report
March 9, 2026, Sacramento, CA- Today, the California New Car Dealers Association published its Annual Economic Impact Report. The report highlights the 2025 contributions new car dealers made in charitable donations, federal and state taxes paid, and employment data, among other dealership trends related to California’s economy.
California’s franchised new car dealers are significant statewide financial contributors. In 2025, California’s new car dealers sold 1.8 million new vehicles, employed over 137,856 hard-working Californians, and paid $14.26 billion in total taxes statewide. In 2025, the average California new-car dealership employed roughly 96 people.
California’s new car dealers contributed significantly to the state’s economic health, paying a total of $9.16 billion in state sales tax in 2025, an average of $6.38 million per dealership. The average total taxes paid per California dealership in 2025 was $9.93 million.
New car dealers sold 378,216 electric vehicles (EVs), representing 20.9% of the total new light-duty vehicles sold in the Golden State last year. California’s EV market share is more than twice the national rate, at 20.9 percent of new light-duty vehicle sales compared to 8.2 percent nationally. Dealers spent an average of $215,000 each on EV charging infrastructure between 2024 and 2026 to meet California’s EV consumer demand.
Additionally, California’s new car dealers consistently act as local community stewards year after year, giving $72.09 million to charitable and civic organizations in 2025, an average of $50,200 per dealership to good causes.
The annual report is made possible by CNCDA’s active dealer members, who completed the association’s Economic Impact Survey using statewide auto sales data. Special thanks to the Central California New Car Dealers Association, the Great Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association, the Inland Empire Auto Dealers Association, the Orange County Auto Dealers Association, the New Car Dealers Association of San Diego County, and the Silicon Valley Auto Dealers Association
To view the 2025 Economic Impact Report, please click here.
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In 2025, California’s franchised new car dealers sold more than 1.8 million new cars and trucks, employed almost 138,000 people, paid $9.16 billion in state sales tax, and donated $72.09 million to charitable and civic organizations. CNCDA is the nation’s largest state association of franchised automotive dealers, with nearly 1,200 members. We provide dealer advocacy, as well as legal, compliance, and regulatory support.