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title: "Citroen vs Mitsubishi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Citroen or Mitsubishi? 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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# Citroen vs Mitsubishi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Citroen or Mitsubishi? 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**: Citroen and Mitsubishi
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Citroen Share of Search**: 0.23%
- **Mitsubishi Share of Search**: 4.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Citroen or Mitsubishi?

- In August 2026, Mitsubishi had more branded searches than Citroen among car brands in New Zealand. Mitsubishi was estimated to have 60.4K branded searches compared to Citroen’s 2.8K, and held a 4.9% Share of Search versus Citroen’s 0.23%.
- Mitsubishi was ahead of Citroen in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Citroen’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.25% to 0.23%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.1K to 2.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mitsubishi’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand held steady at 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.2K to 60.4K.

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

- In August 2026, Citroen rose from 64th to 63rd among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Citroen estimated searches | Citroen Share of Search | Citroen rank | Mitsubishi estimated searches | Mitsubishi Share of Search | Mitsubishi rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.1K | 0.25% | 60 | 60.2K | 4.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 3K | 0.25% | 61 | 56.9K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.8K | 0.25% | 62 | 54.3K | 4.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.3K | 0.25% | 60 | 64.4K | 4.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.1K | 0.26% | 61 | 59.9K | 5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.3K | 0.22% | 60 | 65.1K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.7K | 0.21% | 62 | 60.3K | 4.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.22% | 61 | 66.1K | 5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.8K | 0.23% | 62 | 60.4K | 5.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.6K | 0.22% | 64 | 58.4K | 5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.8K | 0.23% | 63 | 60.4K | 4.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Citroen’s and Mitsubishi’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.

- **Citroen**: Measured on the search terms “citroen”, “citroen 2cv”, “citroen berlingo”, “citroen c3”, “citroen c4”, “citroen c5 aircross”, “citroen car”, “citroen cars”, “citroen new zealand” and “citroen nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Mitsubishi**: Measured on the search terms “mitsubishi”, “mitsubishi asx”, “mitsubishi car”, “mitsubishi cars”, “mitsubishi delica”, “mitsubishi eclipse cross”, “mitsubishi lancer”, “mitsubishi new zealand”, “mitsubishi nz”, “mitsubishi outlander”, “mitsubishi pajero”, “mitsubishi triton” and “outlander”, summed into one figure.

- [Citroen profile](/demand/nz/brands/citroen)
- [Mitsubishi profile](/demand/nz/brands/mitsubishi)
- [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, Citroen or Mitsubishi?

In August 2026, Mitsubishi had more branded searches than Citroen among car brands in New Zealand. Mitsubishi was estimated to have 60.4K branded searches compared to Citroen’s 2.8K, and held a 4.9% Share of Search versus Citroen’s 0.23%.

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