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title: "Chery vs MG: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chery or MG? 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Chery vs MG: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Chery or MG? 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**: Chery and MG
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Chery Share of Search**: 0.82%
- **MG Share of Search**: 0.71%

## Which is more popular in search, Chery or MG?

- In August 2026, Chery had more branded searches than MG among car brands in New Zealand. Chery was estimated to have 10.2K branded searches compared to MG’s 8.8K, and held a 0.82% Share of Search versus MG’s 0.71%.
- The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Chery took it in April 2026, MG took it in June 2026, Chery took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chery’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.58% to 0.82%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.2K to 10.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MG’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.74% to 0.71%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.2K to 8.8K.

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

- In August 2026, Chery rose from 36th to 30th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, MG fell from 33rd to 37th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Chery estimated searches | Chery Share of Search | Chery rank | MG estimated searches | MG Share of Search | MG rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.2K | 0.58% | 40 | 9.2K | 0.74% | 34 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.9K | 0.58% | 40 | 10K | 0.84% | 29 |
| Dec 2025 | 7.3K | 0.66% | 39 | 9.4K | 0.84% | 29 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 0.62% | 38 | 12.1K | 0.93% | 25 |
| Feb 2026 | 8K | 0.66% | 37 | 9.9K | 0.83% | 28 |
| Mar 2026 | 12K | 0.81% | 33 | 14.5K | 0.98% | 26 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.5K | 0.95% | 26 | 11.7K | 0.89% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 9.8K | 0.75% | 32 | 9.3K | 0.71% | 36 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.3K | 0.7% | 38 | 9K | 0.76% | 33 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.7K | 0.74% | 36 | 9.4K | 0.81% | 33 |
| Aug 2026 | 10.2K | 0.82% | 30 | 8.8K | 0.71% | 37 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chery’s and MG’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.

- **Chery**: Measured on the search terms “chery”, “chery car”, “chery cars”, “chery new zealand”, “chery nz”, “chery omoda 5”, “chery tiggo 7”, “chery tiggo 8” and “chery tiggo 9”, summed into one figure.
- **MG**: Measured on the search terms “mg car”, “mg cars”, “mg cyberster”, “mg hs”, “mg mg3”, “mg motor”, “mg new zealand”, “mg nz” and “mg zs”, summed into one figure.

- [Chery profile](/demand/nz/brands/chery)
- [MG profile](/demand/nz/brands/mg)
- [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, Chery or MG?

In August 2026, Chery had more branded searches than MG among car brands in New Zealand. Chery was estimated to have 10.2K branded searches compared to MG’s 8.8K, and held a 0.82% Share of Search versus MG’s 0.71%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Chery vs MG: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/chery-vs-mg

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