--- title: "Avis vs East Coast Car Rentals: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Avis or East Coast Car Rentals more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car rental companies set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/avis-vs-east-coast-car-rentals" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Avis vs East Coast Car Rentals: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Avis or East Coast Car Rentals more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car rental companies set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Avis and East Coast Car Rentals - **Competitive set**: Car rental companies - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Avis Share of Search**: 14.2% - **East Coast Car Rentals Share of Search**: 9.5% ## Is Avis or East Coast Car Rentals more popular in search? - In September 2026, Avis had more branded searches than East Coast Car Rentals among car rental companies in Australia. Avis had about 49,500 branded searches, while East Coast Car Rentals had 33,100. Avis made up 14.2% of all car rental company searches we track, and East Coast Car Rentals accounted for 9.5%. - Avis was ahead of East Coast Car Rentals in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Avis’ share of searches among car rental companies in Australia moved from 13.6% to 14.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, East Coast Car Rentals’ share of searches among car rental companies in Australia moved from 6.1% to 9.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 33.1K. ## Top car rental companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, East Coast Car Rentals appeared in all five answers. Avis was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. East Coast Car Rentals was listed before Avis in three out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sixt | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Budget | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Avis | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | East Coast Car Rentals | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Hertz | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Europcar | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Thrifty | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about car rental companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which car rental company should I use in Australia?": 1. Avis, 2. Sixt, 3. Budget, 4. East Coast Car Rentals, 5. Hertz - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best car hire companies in Australia?": 1. East Coast Car Rentals, 2. Budget, 3. Avis, 4. Sixt, 5. Hertz, 6. Thrifty, 7. Europcar - Asked ChatGPT "What's the cheapest car hire company at Australian airports?": 1. East Coast Car Rentals, 2. Sixt, 3. Budget, 4. Avis, 5. Europcar - Searched Google, AI Overview "car rental": 1. Hertz, 2. Avis, 3. Sixt, 4. Budget, 5. East Coast Car Rentals - Searched Google, AI Overview "car hire": 1. Hertz, 2. Budget, 3. Sixt, 4. East Coast Car Rentals Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia car rental companies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Europcar overtook Avis and Budget to rank 2nd among car rental companies in Australia, with 17.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, Sixt overtook Avis and Budget to rank 3rd among car rental companies in Australia, with 17.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, East Coast Car Rentals gained share of searches among car rental companies in Australia, from 7.1% to 9.5%. - In September 2026, Avis lost share of searches among car rental companies in Australia, from 15.8% to 14.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Avis estimated searches | Avis Share of Search | Avis rank | East Coast Car Rentals estimated searches | East Coast Car Rentals Share of Search | East Coast Car Rentals rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 13.6% | 2 | 27.1K | 6.1% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 13.3% | 2 | 27.1K | 5.9% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 11% | 5 | 33.1K | 7.3% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 12.4% | 4 | 33.1K | 6.8% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 13% | 3 | 27.1K | 5.8% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 74K | 15.6% | 2 | 33.1K | 7% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 11.9% | 5 | 33.1K | 7.9% | 6 | | May 2026 | 60.5K | 14.4% | 2 | 33.1K | 7.9% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 13.1% | 4 | 27.1K | 7.1% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 13.8% | 4 | 27.1K | 7.5% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 15.8% | 2 | 27.1K | 7.1% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 14.2% | 4 | 33.1K | 9.5% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Avis’ and East Coast Car Rentals’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Avis**: Measured on the search term “avis”. - **East Coast Car Rentals**: Measured on the search terms “east coast car rental” and “east coast car rentals”, summed into one figure. - [Avis profile](/demand/au/brands/avis) - [East Coast Car Rentals profile](/demand/au/brands/east-coast-car-rentals) - [All car rental companies in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-car-rental-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Avis or East Coast Car Rentals more popular in search? In September 2026, Avis had more branded searches than East Coast Car Rentals among car rental companies in Australia. Avis had about 49,500 branded searches, while East Coast Car Rentals had 33,100. Avis made up 14.2% of all car rental company searches we track, and East Coast Car Rentals accounted for 9.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Avis vs East Coast Car Rentals: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/avis-vs-east-coast-car-rentals This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/avis-vs-east-coast-car-rentals. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.