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Top 25 Automotive research companies based in the United States

Name: Automotive research companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 409 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 409 automotive research companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 23,985 professional contacts across them, including 7,879 with verified work emails. Detroit is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive research companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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23,985Contacts tracked

7,879Verified emails

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The 25 largest automotive research companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 409 automotive research companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive research companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	COX Automotive INC	Partial evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	8,503 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cox Automotive is the world’s largest automotive services and technology provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	Cars Commerce	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,311 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cars Commerce is an audience-driven technology company empowering automotive that simplifies everything about buying and selling cars.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	Automotive News	Partial evidence	Detroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	1,196 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Automotive News is the nation's pre-eminent news source covering the automotive industry serving vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, marketers, and others allied with the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Urban Science	Partial evidence	Detroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	749 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are Automotive Business Scientists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	Calspan	Strong evidence	Buffalo, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	356 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Calspan is an industry-leading research and testing partner to the great innovators of the aerospace and automotive industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	Automotivemastermind INC	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	323 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2012, automotiveMastermind, a part of Mobility Global, is the automotive industry's trusted data and technology provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	Transportation Research Center INC	Strong evidence	East Liberty, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	276 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Transportation Research Center Inc.(TRC Inc.) is North America’s most comprehensive independent automotive test center and proving ground.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	Kett Engineering Corporation	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	250 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kett Engineering Corporation has been operating for over 60 years and has spent the past 28 years dedicating its services to supporting the automotive testing and staffing needs…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	Amci Global	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	242 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AMCI is an automotive marketing consulting firm made up of automotive experts and enthusiasts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	Experian Automotive	Partial evidence	Schaumburg, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	232 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Experian Automotive clients leverage our world-class automotive intelligence to better understand their markets, manage risk, and market to the right customers and keep them…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	AVL In North America	Indirect evidence	Plymouth, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	198 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AVL North America Inc: Established in 1994 for AVL to serve its North American clients directly, AVL North America has a team of ~550 people and has technical centers in Ann…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	JP Research, INC	Indirect evidence	Mountain View, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	120 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	Autonet Group	Partial evidence	Baton Rouge, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	108 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Autonet Group is an Automotive company located in 1261 Government St, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Aisin Technical Center Of America, INC	Indirect evidence	Northville, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As the first technical center established by Aisin Seiki outside of Japan, ATC-A leads Aisin's product development for the North, Central and South American marketplace, providing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Black Book	Partial evidence	Lawrenceville, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	85 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Black Book powers the automotive industry with the most precise data and analytics in the market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	Otscon INC	Partial evidence	Columbia, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	84 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Otscon Inc is an Automotive company located in 50 N Rangeline Rd, Columbia, Missouri, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Dataone Software	Partial evidence	Beverly, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	78 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since its founding in DataOne Software has continued to expand solutions and scope in order to fulfill unique needs in the automotive marketplace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	TRP Laboratories	Indirect evidence	Troy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TRP Laboratories provides standard and custom testing services across the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Unityworks, Part Of JD Power	Indirect evidence	Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “JD Power is a proven leader in business-critical data and intelligence to drive auto-related decisions with confidence and clarity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Biocore LLC	Indirect evidence	Charlottesville, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a team of world-class engineers and scientists that provides testing, analysis, and other consulting services to companies across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Clifford Thames	Partial evidence	Fairlawn, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “In July 2017, OEC acquired Clifford Thames (CT), further extending its global automotive industry reach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Center For Automotive Research	Strong evidence	Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Center for Automotive Research is involved in the research of significant issues that relate to the future direction of the global automotive industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	Budd Baer INC	Partial evidence	Washington, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Budd Baer Inc is an automotive company based out of 71 Murtland Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Dynamic Research, INC	Partial evidence	Torrance, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DRI is an AB Dynamics Group company that has provided research and testing services to the world's leading vehicle manufacturers and suppliers for over 40 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Motormindz	Partial evidence	Troy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “motormindz is a highly-specialized, global automotive consulting firm committed to delivering world-class solutions to OEMs, suppliers, dealers and technology providers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive research companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names automotive research companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive research companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive research companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Automotive research companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

32.8%Verified-email coverage

58.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

2.9%Largest-city concentration · Detroit

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

233

11-50

108

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 409 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive research companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “automotive research companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive research companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive research companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,879 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive research companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive research companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 409 automotive research companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

COX Automotive INC, headquartered in Atlanta, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive research companies?

Detroit leads with 12 headquartered companies, followed by New York (7) and Ann Arbor (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 7,879 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 409 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.