--- title: "Dave Panton Car Sales vs Stephen Hill Motors: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Dave Panton Car Sales or Stephen Hill Motors? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Napier used car dealerships 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/dave-panton-car-sales-vs-stephen-hill-motors" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Dave Panton Car Sales vs Stephen Hill Motors: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Dave Panton Car Sales or Stephen Hill Motors? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Napier used car dealerships 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**: Dave Panton Car Sales and Stephen Hill Motors - **Competitive set**: Napier used car dealerships - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Dave Panton Car Sales Share of Search**: 0.93% - **Stephen Hill Motors Share of Search**: 80.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Dave Panton Car Sales or Stephen Hill Motors? - In August 2026, Stephen Hill Motors had more branded searches than Dave Panton Car Sales among napier used car dealerships in New Zealand. Stephen Hill Motors was estimated to have 5.2K branded searches compared to Dave Panton Car Sales’ 60, and held an 80.1% Share of Search versus Dave Panton Car Sales’ 0.93%. - Stephen Hill Motors was ahead of Dave Panton Car Sales in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dave Panton Car Sales’ estimated Share of Search among napier used car dealerships in New Zealand moved from 0.75% to 0.93%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50 to 60. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stephen Hill Motors’ estimated Share of Search among napier used car dealerships in New Zealand moved from 77.3% to 80.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand napier used car dealerships in August 2026? - In August 2026, Stephen Hill Motors gained estimated Share of Search among napier used car dealerships in New Zealand, from 78.4% to 80.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Dave Panton Car Sales in New Zealand rose 20% over 11 measured months, from 50 to 60 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Dave Panton Car Sales estimated searches | Dave Panton Car Sales Share of Search | Dave Panton Car Sales rank | Stephen Hill Motors estimated searches | Stephen Hill Motors Share of Search | Stephen Hill Motors rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 50 | 0.75% | 5 | 5.2K | 77.3% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 50 | 0.9% | 5 | 4.2K | 74.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 60 | 0.91% | 5 | 5.3K | 80.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 80 | 1.2% | 5 | 5.3K | 79.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 60 | 0.93% | 5 | 5.2K | 81.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 80 | 1.4% | 5 | 4.3K | 76.4% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 60 | 1.1% | 5 | 4.2K | 78.6% | 1 | | May 2026 | 50 | 0.94% | 5 | 4.3K | 80.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 60 | 1.1% | 4 | 4.2K | 78.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 60 | 1.1% | 5 | 4.2K | 78.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 60 | 0.93% | 5 | 5.2K | 80.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dave Panton Car Sales’ and Stephen Hill Motors’ 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. - **Dave Panton Car Sales**: Measured on the search terms “dave panton car sales” and “dave panton car sales napier”, summed into one figure. - **Stephen Hill Motors**: Measured on the search terms “stephen hill motors”, “stephen hill motors napier”, “stephen hill motors nz”, “stephen hill motors used cars” and “stephen hill napier”, summed into one figure. - [Dave Panton Car Sales profile](/demand/nz/brands/dave-panton-car-sales) - [Stephen Hill Motors profile](/demand/nz/brands/stephen-hill-motors) - [All napier used car dealerships in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-napier-used-car-dealerships): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Dave Panton Car Sales or Stephen Hill Motors? In August 2026, Stephen Hill Motors had more branded searches than Dave Panton Car Sales among napier used car dealerships in New Zealand. Stephen Hill Motors was estimated to have 5.2K branded searches compared to Dave Panton Car Sales’ 60, and held an 80.1% Share of Search versus Dave Panton Car Sales’ 0.93%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Dave Panton Car Sales vs Stephen Hill Motors: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/dave-panton-car-sales-vs-stephen-hill-motors This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/dave-panton-car-sales-vs-stephen-hill-motors. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.