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

Which is more popular in search, Dodge or Polestar? 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**: Dodge and Polestar
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Dodge Share of Search**: 0.73%
- **Polestar Share of Search**: 0.49%

## Which is more popular in search, Dodge or Polestar?

- In August 2026, Dodge had more branded searches than Polestar among car brands in New Zealand. Dodge was estimated to have 9.1K branded searches compared to Polestar’s 6.1K, and held a 0.73% Share of Search versus Polestar’s 0.49%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Polestar took it in March 2026, Dodge took it in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dodge’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.88% to 0.73%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.8K to 9.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Polestar’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.66% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.2K to 6.1K.

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

- In August 2026, Dodge rose from 38th to 34th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Polestar fell from 44th to 47th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Dodge estimated searches | Dodge Share of Search | Dodge rank | Polestar estimated searches | Polestar Share of Search | Polestar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10.8K | 0.88% | 27 | 8.2K | 0.66% | 39 |
| Nov 2025 | 10.3K | 0.86% | 28 | 7.6K | 0.63% | 38 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.8K | 0.79% | 31 | 7.2K | 0.65% | 40 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.1K | 0.7% | 33 | 7.9K | 0.6% | 39 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.7K | 0.81% | 30 | 6.3K | 0.52% | 41 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.7K | 0.65% | 37 | 15.4K | 1% | 24 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.3K | 0.71% | 38 | 10.9K | 0.83% | 31 |
| May 2026 | 8.9K | 0.68% | 37 | 10K | 0.76% | 31 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.8K | 0.74% | 35 | 7.6K | 0.64% | 40 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.6K | 0.73% | 38 | 6.9K | 0.59% | 44 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.1K | 0.73% | 34 | 6.1K | 0.49% | 47 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dodge’s and Polestar’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.

- **Dodge**: Measured on the search terms “dodge”, “dodge car”, “dodge cars”, “dodge challenger”, “dodge charger”, “dodge durango”, “dodge new zealand”, “dodge nz” and “dodge ram”, summed into one figure.
- **Polestar**: Measured on the search terms “polestar”, “polestar 2”, “polestar 3”, “polestar 4”, “polestar car”, “polestar cars” and “polestar nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Dodge profile](/demand/nz/brands/dodge)
- [Polestar profile](/demand/nz/brands/polestar)
- [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, Dodge or Polestar?

In August 2026, Dodge had more branded searches than Polestar among car brands in New Zealand. Dodge was estimated to have 9.1K branded searches compared to Polestar’s 6.1K, and held a 0.73% Share of Search versus Polestar’s 0.49%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Dodge vs Polestar: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/dodge-vs-polestar

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