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

Which is more popular in search, Ford or Jac? 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**: Ford and Jac
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ford Share of Search**: 4.2%
- **Jac Share of Search**: 0.04%

## Which is more popular in search, Ford or Jac?

- In August 2026, Ford had more branded searches than Jac among car brands in New Zealand. Ford was estimated to have 52.4K branded searches compared to Jac’s 530, and held a 4.2% Share of Search versus Jac’s 0.04%.
- Ford was ahead of Jac in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ford’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 4.5% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 56.1K to 52.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Jac’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.05% to 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 560 to 530.

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

- In August 2026, Ford fell from 3rd to 4th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Jac fell from 77th to 78th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Ford estimated searches | Ford Share of Search | Ford rank | Jac estimated searches | Jac Share of Search | Jac rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 56.1K | 4.5% | 3 | 560 | 0.05% | 78 |
| Nov 2025 | 59.4K | 5% | 2 | 650 | 0.05% | 76 |
| Dec 2025 | 50.7K | 4.5% | 3 | 600 | 0.05% | 76 |
| Jan 2026 | 63.4K | 4.9% | 3 | 600 | 0.05% | 76 |
| Feb 2026 | 51.9K | 4.3% | 4 | 600 | 0.05% | 75 |
| Mar 2026 | 55.2K | 3.7% | 7 | 850 | 0.06% | 74 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.1K | 3.7% | 5 | 650 | 0.05% | 75 |
| May 2026 | 51.2K | 3.9% | 5 | 600 | 0.05% | 76 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.8K | 4.2% | 4 | 980 | 0.08% | 72 |
| Jul 2026 | 50.9K | 4.4% | 3 | 560 | 0.05% | 77 |
| Aug 2026 | 52.4K | 4.2% | 4 | 530 | 0.04% | 78 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ford’s and Jac’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.

- **Ford**: Measured on the search terms “ford”, “ford car”, “ford cars”, “ford escape”, “ford everest”, “ford focus”, “ford mustang”, “ford new zealand”, “ford nz”, “ford puma”, “ford ranger”, “ford raptor”, “ford transit” and “mustang”, summed into one figure.
- **Jac**: Measured on the search terms “jac car”, “jac cars” and “jac t9”, summed into one figure.

- [Ford profile](/demand/nz/brands/ford)
- [Jac profile](/demand/nz/brands/jac)
- [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, Ford or Jac?

In August 2026, Ford had more branded searches than Jac among car brands in New Zealand. Ford was estimated to have 52.4K branded searches compared to Jac’s 530, and held a 4.2% Share of Search versus Jac’s 0.04%.

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