SIC 3711 Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This industry classification is comprised of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing or assembling complete automobiles, trucks, commercial vehicles, and buses, as well as specialty motor vehicles intended for highway use such as ambulances, armored cars, hearses, fire department vehicles, snow plows, and tow trucks. This classification also includes establishments involved in manufacturing passenger car bodies and all types of vehicle chassis.

SIC 3713 Truck and Bus Bodies - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This industry is comprised of establishments primarily involved in the manufacture of truck and bus bodies. Some establishments also provide complete vehicles by assembling the bodies they make onto purchased chassis.

SIC 3714 Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motor vehicle parts and accessories but not engaged in manufacturing complete motor vehicles or passenger car bodies. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing or assembling complete automobiles and trucks are classified in SIC 3711: Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies; those manufacturing tires and inner tubes are classified in SIC 3011: Tires and Inner Tubes; those manufacturing automobile stampings are classified in SIC 3465: Automotive Stampings; those manufacturing vehicular lighting equipment are classified in SIC 3647: Vehicular Lighting Equipment; those manufacturing ignition systems are classified in SIC 3694; those manufacturing storage batteries are classified in SIC 3691; and those manufacturing carburetors, pistons, piston rings, and engine intake and exhaust valves are classified in SIC 2592: Carburetors, Pistons, Piston Rings, and Valves.

SIC 3715 Truck Trailers - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This industry covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing truck trailers, truck trailer chassis for sale separately, detachable trailer bodies (cargo containers) for sale separately, and detachable trailer (cargo container) chassis for sale separately.

SIC 3716 Motor Homes - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing self-contained motor homes on purchased chassis. Establishments engaged in manufacturing self-contained motor homes on chassis manufactured in the same establishment are classified in SIC 3711: Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies.

SIC 3721 Aircraft - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing or assembling complete aircraft. This industry also includes establishments owned by aircraft manufacturers and primarily engaged in research and development on aircraft, whether from enterprise funds or on a contract or fee basis.

SIC 3724 Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing aircraft engines and engine parts. This industry also includes establishments owned by aircraft engine manufacturers and primarily engaged in research and development on aircraft engines and engine parts, whether from enterprise funds or on a contract or fee basis.

SIC 3728 Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, not elsewhere classified. This industry also includes establishments owned by manufacturers of aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment and primarily engaged in research and development on aircraft parts, whether from enterprise funds or on a contract or fee basis.

SIC 3731 Ship Building and Repairing - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in building and repairing ships, barges, and lighters, whether self-propelled or towed by other craft. This industry also includes the conversion and alteration of ships, the manufacture of offshore oil and gas, well drilling and production platforms (whether or not self-propelled).

SIC 3732 Boat Building and Repairing - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in building and repairing boats. Establishments primarily engaged in operating marinas and that perform incidental boat repair are classified in SIC 4493: Marinas.

SIC 3743 Railroad Equipment - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in building and rebuilding locomotives (including frames and parts not elsewhere classified) of any type or gauge; and railroad, street, and rapid transit cars and car equipment for operations on rails for freight and passenger service. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing mining cars are classified in SIC 3532: Mining Machinery and Equipment, Except Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment.

SIC 3751 Motorcycles, Bicycles, and Parts - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motorcycles, bicycles, and similar equipment, and parts. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing children's vehicles, except bicycles, are classified in SIC 3944: Games, Toys, and Children's Vehicles, Except Dolls and Bicycles.

SIC 3761 Manufacturers of Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing guided missiles and space vehicles. This industry also includes establishments owned by guided missile and space vehicle manufacturers and primarily engaged in research and development on these products, whether from enterprise funds or on a contract or fee basis.

SIC 3764 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Units and Propulsion Unit Parts - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing guided missile propulsion units and propulsion unit parts. This industry also includes establishments owned by manufacturers of guided missile and space vehicle propulsion units and parts and primarily engaged in research and development on such products, whether from enterprise funds or on a contract or fee basis.

SIC 3769 Space Vehicle Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment, not elsewhere classified. This industry also includes establishments owned by manufacturers of guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment, not elsewhere classified, and primarily engaged in research and development on such products, whether from enterprise funds or on a contract or fee basis.

SIC 3792 Travel Trailers and Campers - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in the manufacture of travel trailers and chassis and campers for attachment to motor vehicles, pick-up coaches and caps, covers and canopies for mounting on pick-up trucks, and tent camping trailers. This classification includes travel trailers of up to 35 feet long and 8 feet wide (with storage facilities for waste and water), but excludes mobile home manufacturers.

SIC 3795 Tanks and Tank Components - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing complete tanks, specialized components for tanks, and self-propelled weapons. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing military vehicles, except tanks and self propelled weapons, are classified in SIC 3710: Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment, and those manufacturing tank engines are classified in SIC 3510: International Combustion Engines, Not Elsewhere Classified.

SIC 3799 Transportation Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

This industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing transportation equipment, not elsewhere classified. The transportation equipment classified under this industry includes specialty vehicles and all-terrain vehicles for military, industrial, and agricultural purposes; towing bars and systems and trailers for transporting animals; recreational vehicles, such as snowmobiles, water jet-skis, golf carts and recreational allterrain vehicles; boat trailers; and wheelbarrows.