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

Which is more popular in search, Daihatsu or Dongfeng? 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**: Daihatsu and Dongfeng
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Daihatsu Share of Search**: 0.27%
- **Dongfeng Share of Search**: 0.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Daihatsu or Dongfeng?

- In August 2026, Dongfeng had more branded searches than Daihatsu among car brands in New Zealand. Dongfeng was estimated to have 6.2K branded searches compared to Daihatsu’s 3.4K, and held a 0.5% Share of Search versus Daihatsu’s 0.27%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Dongfeng took it in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Daihatsu’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.25% to 0.27%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.1K to 3.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dongfeng’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.21% to 0.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 6.2K.

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

- In August 2026, Daihatsu rose from 58th to 57th among car brands in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Dongfeng in New Zealand rose 134.5% over 11 measured months, from 2.6K to 6.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Daihatsu estimated searches | Daihatsu Share of Search | Daihatsu rank | Dongfeng estimated searches | Dongfeng Share of Search | Dongfeng rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.1K | 0.25% | 59 | 2.6K | 0.21% | 62 |
| Nov 2025 | 3K | 0.25% | 60 | 6.5K | 0.54% | 42 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 0.26% | 61 | 4K | 0.36% | 55 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.5K | 0.27% | 59 | 4.1K | 0.32% | 55 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.2K | 0.27% | 60 | 4.7K | 0.39% | 49 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.5K | 0.24% | 58 | 20.1K | 1.4% | 19 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.2K | 0.25% | 60 | 16.6K | 1.3% | 21 |
| May 2026 | 4K | 0.3% | 57 | 8.5K | 0.65% | 39 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.2K | 0.27% | 59 | 6.4K | 0.54% | 43 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.1K | 0.27% | 58 | 6.1K | 0.52% | 46 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.4K | 0.27% | 57 | 6.2K | 0.5% | 46 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Daihatsu’s and Dongfeng’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.

- **Daihatsu**: Measured on the search terms “daihatsu”, “daihatsu car”, “daihatsu cars”, “daihatsu charade”, “daihatsu copen”, “daihatsu hijet”, “daihatsu new zealand”, “daihatsu nz”, “daihatsu sirion” and “daihatsu terios”, summed into one figure.
- **Dongfeng**: Measured on the search terms “dongfeng”, “dongfeng box”, “dongfeng car”, “dongfeng cars” and “dongfeng nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Daihatsu profile](/demand/nz/brands/daihatsu)
- [Dongfeng profile](/demand/nz/brands/dongfeng)
- [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, Daihatsu or Dongfeng?

In August 2026, Dongfeng had more branded searches than Daihatsu among car brands in New Zealand. Dongfeng was estimated to have 6.2K branded searches compared to Daihatsu’s 3.4K, and held a 0.5% Share of Search versus Daihatsu’s 0.27%.

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Brandwave. "Daihatsu vs Dongfeng: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/daihatsu-vs-dongfeng

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