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title: "City Panel & Paint vs Dittmer Collision Repair: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, City Panel & Paint or Dittmer Collision Repair? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North collision repair companies 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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# City Panel & Paint vs Dittmer Collision Repair: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, City Panel & Paint or Dittmer Collision Repair? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North collision repair companies 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**: City Panel & Paint and Dittmer Collision Repair
- **Competitive set**: Palmerston North collision repair companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **City Panel & Paint Share of Search**: 1.9%
- **Dittmer Collision Repair Share of Search**: 41.5%

## Which is more popular in search, City Panel & Paint or Dittmer Collision Repair?

- In August 2026, Dittmer Collision Repair had more branded searches than City Panel & Paint among palmerston north collision repair companies in New Zealand. Dittmer Collision Repair was estimated to have 220 branded searches compared to City Panel & Paint’s 10, and held a 41.5% Share of Search versus City Panel & Paint’s 1.9%.
- Dittmer Collision Repair was ahead of City Panel & Paint in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, City Panel & Paint’s estimated Share of Search among palmerston north collision repair companies in New Zealand moved from 1.6% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dittmer Collision Repair’s estimated Share of Search among palmerston north collision repair companies in New Zealand moved from 44.3% to 41.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 270 to 220.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand palmerston north collision repair companies in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Dittmer Collision Repair in New Zealand fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 270 to 220 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | City Panel & Paint estimated searches | City Panel & Paint Share of Search | City Panel & Paint rank | Dittmer Collision Repair estimated searches | Dittmer Collision Repair Share of Search | Dittmer Collision Repair rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 1.6% | 4 | 270 | 44.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 220 | 42.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 2.5% | 4 | 180 | 45% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 1.6% | 4 | 270 | 42.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 1.6% | 4 | 330 | 52.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 1.4% | 4 | 270 | 39.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 2.1% | 4 | 220 | 46.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 1.7% | 4 | 270 | 46.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | 3.3% | 4 | 270 | 45% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 220 | 41.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 220 | 41.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using City Panel & Paint’s and Dittmer Collision Repair’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.

- **City Panel & Paint**: Measured on the search term “city panel and paint palmerston north”.
- **Dittmer Collision Repair**: Measured on the search terms “dittmer collision repair” and “dittmer collision repair palmerston north”, summed into one figure.

- [City Panel & Paint profile](/demand/nz/brands/city-panel-paint)
- [Dittmer Collision Repair profile](/demand/nz/brands/dittmer-collision-repair)
- [All palmerston north collision repair companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/palmerston-north/collision-repair-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, City Panel & Paint or Dittmer Collision Repair?

In August 2026, Dittmer Collision Repair had more branded searches than City Panel & Paint among palmerston north collision repair companies in New Zealand. Dittmer Collision Repair was estimated to have 220 branded searches compared to City Panel & Paint’s 10, and held a 41.5% Share of Search versus City Panel & Paint’s 1.9%.

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