--- title: "Bosch Car Batteries vs Century Batteries: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Bosch Car Batteries or Century Batteries? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car battery brands 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bosch-car-batteries-vs-century-batteries" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bosch Car Batteries vs Century Batteries: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Bosch Car Batteries or Century Batteries? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car battery brands 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**: Bosch Car Batteries and Century Batteries - **Competitive set**: Car battery brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Bosch Car Batteries Share of Search**: 8% - **Century Batteries Share of Search**: 61.9% ## Which is more popular in search, Bosch Car Batteries or Century Batteries? - In August 2026, Century Batteries had more branded searches than Bosch Car Batteries among car battery brands in New Zealand. Century Batteries was estimated to have 2.7K branded searches compared to Bosch Car Batteries’ 350, and held a 61.9% Share of Search versus Bosch Car Batteries’ 8%. - Century Batteries was ahead of Bosch Car Batteries in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bosch Car Batteries’ estimated Share of Search among car battery brands in New Zealand moved from 11.3% to 8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 460 to 350. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Century Batteries’ estimated Share of Search among car battery brands in New Zealand moved from 65% to 61.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 2.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand car battery brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Bosch Car Batteries overtook Optima to rank 3rd among car battery brands in New Zealand, at 8%. - In August 2026, Century Batteries lost estimated Share of Search among car battery brands in New Zealand, from 65.2% to 61.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Bosch Car Batteries estimated searches | Bosch Car Batteries Share of Search | Bosch Car Batteries rank | Century Batteries estimated searches | Century Batteries Share of Search | Century Batteries rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 460 | 11.3% | 3 | 2.6K | 65% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 420 | 10.8% | 2 | 2.6K | 67.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 400 | 10.2% | 3 | 2.7K | 68.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 370 | 8.9% | 3 | 2.8K | 67.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 350 | 8.8% | 3 | 2.6K | 66.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 350 | 8.8% | 3 | 2.7K | 68.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 320 | 7.8% | 3 | 2.7K | 66% | 1 | | May 2026 | 360 | 8.3% | 3 | 2.8K | 63.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 360 | 7.4% | 3 | 3.3K | 67.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 340 | 6.8% | 4 | 3.3K | 65.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 350 | 8% | 3 | 2.7K | 61.9% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bosch Car Batteries’ and Century Batteries’ 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. - **Bosch Car Batteries**: Measured on the search terms “36v bosch battery”, “bosch battery” and “bosch car battery”, summed into one figure. - **Century Batteries**: Measured on the search terms “century batteries”, “century batteries batteries”, “century batteries battery”, “century batteries lower hutt”, “century batteries nelson”, “century battery chargers” and “century battery near me”, summed into one figure. - [Bosch Car Batteries profile](/demand/nz/brands/bosch-car-batteries) - [Century Batteries profile](/demand/nz/brands/century-batteries) - [All car battery brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-battery-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Bosch Car Batteries or Century Batteries? In August 2026, Century Batteries had more branded searches than Bosch Car Batteries among car battery brands in New Zealand. Century Batteries was estimated to have 2.7K branded searches compared to Bosch Car Batteries’ 350, and held a 61.9% Share of Search versus Bosch Car Batteries’ 8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bosch Car Batteries vs Century Batteries: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bosch-car-batteries-vs-century-batteries This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bosch-car-batteries-vs-century-batteries. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.