--- title: "Bowden's Own vs Meguiar's: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Bowden's Own or Meguiar's more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car care 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/bowdens-own-vs-meguiars" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bowden's Own vs Meguiar's: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Bowden's Own or Meguiar's more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car care 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**: Bowden's Own and Meguiar's - **Competitive set**: Car care brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bowden's Own Share of Search**: 4.3% - **Meguiar's Share of Search**: 52.8% ## Is Bowden's Own or Meguiar's more popular in search? - In September 2026, Meguiar's had more branded searches than Bowden's Own among car care brands in New Zealand. Meguiar's had about 2,100 branded searches, while Bowden's Own had 170. Meguiar's made up 52.8% of all car care brand searches we track, and Bowden's Own accounted for 4.3%. - Meguiar's was ahead of Bowden's Own in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bowden's Own’s share of searches among car care brands in New Zealand moved from 2.1% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 170. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Meguiar's’ share of searches among car care brands in New Zealand moved from 43.5% to 52.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2.1K. ## Top car care brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Bowden's Own and Meguiar's were each mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Meguiar's was listed before Bowden's Own in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Meguiar's | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Turtle Wax | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bowden's Own | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Autoglym | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Armor All | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Chemical Guys | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Gyeon | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about car care brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which car care brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Meguiar's, 2. Bowden's Own, 3. Turtle Wax, 4. Autoglym - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best car care brands in New Zealand?": 1. Meguiar's, 2. Bowden's Own, 3. Autoglym, 4. Turtle Wax, 5. Chemical Guys, 6. Armor All - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best car care brand in New Zealand for clean paintwork?": 1. Meguiar's, 2. Bowden's Own, 3. Turtle Wax - Searched Google, AI Overview "best car polish": 1. Autoglym, 2. Turtle Wax, 3. Chemical Guys, 4. Bowden's Own - Searched Google, AI Overview "car wash products nz": 1. Turtle Wax, 2. Armor All, 3. Meguiar's Not named in any answer: Gyeon. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand car care brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Meguiar's gained share of searches among car care brands in New Zealand, from 49% to 52.8%. - In September 2026, Bowden's Own gained share of searches among car care brands in New Zealand, from 2.5% to 4.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Bowden's Own estimated searches | Bowden's Own Share of Search | Bowden's Own rank | Meguiar's estimated searches | Meguiar's Share of Search | Meguiar's rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 90 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.9K | 43.5% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 110 | 2% | 7 | 2.8K | 49.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 140 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.7K | 46.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 110 | 2.3% | 7 | 2K | 42.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 90 | 2.2% | 7 | 2K | 47.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 90 | 2% | 7 | 2K | 44.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 90 | 2.1% | 7 | 2K | 46.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 110 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.3K | 51.5% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 90 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.3K | 53.2% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 110 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.5K | 53.7% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 110 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.1K | 49% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 170 | 4.3% | 6 | 2.1K | 52.8% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bowden's Own’s and Meguiar's’ 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. - **Bowden's Own**: Measured on the search term “bowdens own”. - **Meguiar's**: Measured on the search terms “car shampoo meguiars”, “meguiar's”, “meguiar's polish”, “meguiar's wax”, “meguiars”, “meguiars ceramic wax”, “meguiars detailing”, “meguiars plastx”, “meguiars polish”, “meguiars scratch x”, “meguiars ultimate compound”, “meguiars ultimate polish” and “meguiars wax”, summed into one figure. - [Bowden's Own profile](/demand/nz/brands/bowdens-own) - [Meguiar's profile](/demand/nz/brands/meguiars) - [All car care brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-care-brands): 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 Bowden's Own or Meguiar's more popular in search? In September 2026, Meguiar's had more branded searches than Bowden's Own among car care brands in New Zealand. Meguiar's had about 2,100 branded searches, while Bowden's Own had 170. Meguiar's made up 52.8% of all car care brand searches we track, and Bowden's Own accounted for 4.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bowden's Own vs Meguiar's: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bowdens-own-vs-meguiars This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bowdens-own-vs-meguiars. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.