---
title: "Caterham vs Leapmotor: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Caterham or Leapmotor? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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/caterham-vs-leapmotor"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Caterham vs Leapmotor: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Caterham or Leapmotor? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: Caterham and Leapmotor
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Caterham Share of Search**: 0.04%
- **Leapmotor Share of Search**: 0.64%

## Which is more popular in search, Caterham or Leapmotor?

- In August 2026, Leapmotor had more branded searches than Caterham among car brands in New Zealand. Leapmotor was estimated to have 8K branded searches compared to Caterham’s 530, and held a 0.64% Share of Search versus Caterham’s 0.04%.
- Leapmotor was ahead of Caterham in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Caterham’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.03% to 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 410 to 530.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Leapmotor’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.49% to 0.64%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6K to 8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand car brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Leapmotor rose from 42nd to 39th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Caterham rose from 79th to 77th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Caterham estimated searches | Caterham Share of Search | Caterham rank | Leapmotor estimated searches | Leapmotor Share of Search | Leapmotor rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 410 | 0.03% | 81 | 6K | 0.49% | 45 |
| Nov 2025 | 420 | 0.04% | 78 | 5.1K | 0.43% | 48 |
| Dec 2025 | 470 | 0.04% | 78 | 4.8K | 0.43% | 48 |
| Jan 2026 | 580 | 0.04% | 77 | 5.7K | 0.44% | 45 |
| Feb 2026 | 490 | 0.04% | 78 | 4.5K | 0.38% | 52 |
| Mar 2026 | 420 | 0.03% | 81 | 8.9K | 0.6% | 40 |
| Apr 2026 | 420 | 0.03% | 81 | 9.4K | 0.72% | 37 |
| May 2026 | 630 | 0.05% | 75 | 7.8K | 0.6% | 43 |
| Jun 2026 | 410 | 0.03% | 79 | 8.6K | 0.73% | 37 |
| Jul 2026 | 390 | 0.03% | 79 | 7.3K | 0.63% | 42 |
| Aug 2026 | 530 | 0.04% | 77 | 8K | 0.64% | 39 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Caterham’s and Leapmotor’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.

- **Caterham**: Measured on the search terms “caterham”, “caterham 7”, “caterham car” and “caterham cars”, summed into one figure.
- **Leapmotor**: Measured on the search terms “leapmotor”, “leapmotor b10”, “leapmotor c10”, “leapmotor car”, “leapmotor cars” and “leapmotor nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Caterham profile](/demand/nz/brands/caterham)
- [Leapmotor profile](/demand/nz/brands/leapmotor)
- [All car brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 87 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, Caterham or Leapmotor?

In August 2026, Leapmotor had more branded searches than Caterham among car brands in New Zealand. Leapmotor was estimated to have 8K branded searches compared to Caterham’s 530, and held a 0.64% Share of Search versus Caterham’s 0.04%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Caterham vs Leapmotor: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/caterham-vs-leapmotor

This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/caterham-vs-leapmotor. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.