SBA Loans for New Car Dealers
SBA has approved 1,972 7(a) loans worth $1.2B to New Car Dealers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 14% versus the prior decade.
- 1,972
- 7(a) loans
- $1.2B
- Approved dollars
- $604,119
- Average loan size
- #162
- Rank among industries
- -14%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.2%
- Active-status distress
- 11%
- Franchise-branded
New Car Dealers is the #162 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,972 such loans worth $1.2B, averaging $604,119 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 14% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 147 active-status new car dealers loans, 10.2% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.