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title: "Auto Logistics vs Octane Logistics: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Auto Logistics or Octane Logistics more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vehicle transport companies set in New Zealand. 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."
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# Auto Logistics vs Octane Logistics: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Auto Logistics or Octane Logistics more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vehicle transport companies set in New Zealand. 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**: Auto Logistics and Octane Logistics
- **Competitive set**: Vehicle transport companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Auto Logistics Share of Search**: 9.2%
- **Octane Logistics Share of Search**: 0.71%

## Is Auto Logistics or Octane Logistics more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Auto Logistics had more branded searches than Octane Logistics among vehicle transport companies in New Zealand. Auto Logistics had about 650 branded searches, while Octane Logistics had 50. Auto Logistics made up 9.2% of all vehicle transport company searches we track, and Octane Logistics accounted for 0.71%.
- Auto Logistics was ahead of Octane Logistics in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Auto Logistics’ share of searches among vehicle transport companies in New Zealand moved from 10.4% to 9.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 790 to 650.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Octane Logistics’ share of searches among vehicle transport companies in New Zealand moved from 0.52% to 0.71%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 50.

## Top vehicle transport companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Octane Logistics was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Auto Logistics did not appear in any of the 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ASAP Car Transport | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Car Transport NZ Limited | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Wise Move | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Octane Logistics | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Carr & Haslam | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| The Car Distribution Group | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Auto Logistics | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Dolphin Cartage | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about vehicle transport companies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which vehicle transport company should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. ASAP Car Transport, 2. Car Transport NZ Limited, 3. Wise Move, 4. Octane Logistics
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vehicle transport companies in New Zealand?": 1. ASAP Car Transport, 2. Car Transport NZ Limited, 3. Wise Move
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vehicle transport company in New Zealand for a car?": 1. ASAP Car Transport, 2. Wise Move, 3. Octane Logistics
- Searched Google, AI Overview "car transport nz": 1. Wise Move, 2. ASAP Car Transport, 3. Car Transport NZ Limited, 4. Octane Logistics, 5. Carr & Haslam
- Searched Google, AI Overview "vehicle transport nz": 1. ASAP Car Transport, 2. Car Transport NZ Limited, 3. Octane Logistics, 4. Wise Move

Not named in any answer: The Car Distribution Group, Auto Logistics and Dolphin Cartage.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand vehicle transport companies in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Auto Logistics lost share of searches among vehicle transport companies in New Zealand, from 9.8% to 9.2%.
- In September 2026, Octane Logistics rose from 8th to 7th among vehicle transport companies in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Auto Logistics estimated searches | Auto Logistics Share of Search | Auto Logistics rank | Octane Logistics estimated searches | Octane Logistics Share of Search | Octane Logistics rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 790 | 10.4% | 3 | 40 | 0.52% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 790 | 10% | 3 | 90 | 1.1% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 660 | 9.3% | 4 | 50 | 0.71% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 580 | 7.4% | 5 | 50 | 0.64% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 690 | 9.4% | 5 | 50 | 0.68% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 700 | 8.4% | 5 | 50 | 0.6% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 550 | 7.4% | 5 | 40 | 0.54% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 650 | 8.8% | 4 | 40 | 0.54% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 540 | 7.4% | 4 | 50 | 0.69% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 560 | 8.7% | 4 | 40 | 0.62% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 670 | 9.8% | 5 | 40 | 0.58% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 650 | 9.2% | 5 | 50 | 0.71% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Auto Logistics’ and Octane Logistics’ 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.

- **Auto Logistics**: Measured on the search terms “auto logistics”, “auto logistics company”, “auto logistics quote”, “autologistics”, “pts auto logistics” and “ptsl auto logistics”, summed into one figure.
- **Octane Logistics**: Measured on the search term “octane logistics”.

- [Auto Logistics profile](/demand/nz/brands/auto-logistics)
- [Octane Logistics profile](/demand/nz/brands/octane-logistics)
- [All vehicle transport companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vehicle-transport-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Auto Logistics or Octane Logistics more popular in search?

In September 2026, Auto Logistics had more branded searches than Octane Logistics among vehicle transport companies in New Zealand. Auto Logistics had about 650 branded searches, while Octane Logistics had 50. Auto Logistics made up 9.2% of all vehicle transport company searches we track, and Octane Logistics accounted for 0.71%.

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