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

Which is more popular in search, Dongfeng or XPENG? 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**: Dongfeng and XPENG
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Dongfeng Share of Search**: 0.5%
- **XPENG Share of Search**: 0.55%

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

- In August 2026, Dongfeng and XPENG were level on Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 6.2K versus 6.8K branded searches, at 0.5% and 0.55% estimated Share of Search.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: XPENG took it in July 2026.
- 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.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, XPENG’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.19% to 0.55%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 6.8K.

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

- In August 2026, XPENG fell from 31st to 43rd 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 | Dongfeng estimated searches | Dongfeng Share of Search | Dongfeng rank | XPENG estimated searches | XPENG Share of Search | XPENG rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.6K | 0.21% | 62 | 2.4K | 0.19% | 63 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.5K | 0.54% | 42 | 3.2K | 0.27% | 58 |
| Dec 2025 | 4K | 0.36% | 55 | 2.1K | 0.19% | 66 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.1K | 0.32% | 55 | 3.6K | 0.28% | 57 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.7K | 0.39% | 49 | 3.9K | 0.33% | 58 |
| Mar 2026 | 20.1K | 1.4% | 19 | 8.2K | 0.55% | 43 |
| Apr 2026 | 16.6K | 1.3% | 21 | 8.3K | 0.64% | 41 |
| May 2026 | 8.5K | 0.65% | 39 | 6.8K | 0.52% | 45 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.4K | 0.54% | 43 | 5.3K | 0.44% | 48 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.1K | 0.52% | 46 | 9.6K | 0.82% | 31 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.2K | 0.5% | 46 | 6.8K | 0.55% | 43 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Dongfeng**: Measured on the search terms “dongfeng”, “dongfeng box”, “dongfeng car”, “dongfeng cars” and “dongfeng nz”, summed into one figure.
- **XPENG**: Measured on the search terms “xpeng”, “xpeng car”, “xpeng cars”, “xpeng g6”, “xpeng g9”, “xpeng new zealand”, “xpeng nz” and “xpeng p7”, summed into one figure.

- [Dongfeng profile](/demand/nz/brands/dongfeng)
- [XPENG profile](/demand/nz/brands/xpeng)
- [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, Dongfeng or XPENG?

In August 2026, Dongfeng and XPENG were level on Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 6.2K versus 6.8K branded searches, at 0.5% and 0.55% estimated Share of Search.

## Cite this page

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