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

Which is more popular in search, Ford or Peugeot? 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 Peugeot
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ford Share of Search**: 4.2%
- **Peugeot Share of Search**: 0.62%

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

- In August 2026, Ford had more branded searches than Peugeot among car brands in New Zealand. Ford was estimated to have 52.4K branded searches compared to Peugeot’s 7.7K, and held a 4.2% Share of Search versus Peugeot’s 0.62%.
- Ford was ahead of Peugeot 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, Peugeot’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.68% to 0.62%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.4K to 7.7K.

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

- In August 2026, Peugeot fell from 26th to 40th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Ford fell from 3rd to 4th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Ford estimated searches | Ford Share of Search | Ford rank | Peugeot estimated searches | Peugeot Share of Search | Peugeot rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 56.1K | 4.5% | 3 | 8.4K | 0.68% | 37 |
| Nov 2025 | 59.4K | 5% | 2 | 7.8K | 0.65% | 36 |
| Dec 2025 | 50.7K | 4.5% | 3 | 7.8K | 0.7% | 36 |
| Jan 2026 | 63.4K | 4.9% | 3 | 8.6K | 0.66% | 36 |
| Feb 2026 | 51.9K | 4.3% | 4 | 8.5K | 0.71% | 34 |
| Mar 2026 | 55.2K | 3.7% | 7 | 8.6K | 0.58% | 42 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.1K | 3.7% | 5 | 8K | 0.61% | 43 |
| May 2026 | 51.2K | 3.9% | 5 | 8.2K | 0.63% | 41 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.8K | 4.2% | 4 | 7.4K | 0.62% | 41 |
| Jul 2026 | 50.9K | 4.4% | 3 | 12.2K | 1% | 26 |
| Aug 2026 | 52.4K | 4.2% | 4 | 7.7K | 0.62% | 40 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ford’s and Peugeot’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.
- **Peugeot**: Measured on the search terms “peugeot”, “peugeot 2008”, “peugeot 208”, “peugeot 3008”, “peugeot 308”, “peugeot 5008”, “peugeot car”, “peugeot cars”, “peugeot new zealand” and “peugeot nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Ford profile](/demand/nz/brands/ford)
- [Peugeot profile](/demand/nz/brands/peugeot)
- [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 Peugeot?

In August 2026, Ford had more branded searches than Peugeot among car brands in New Zealand. Ford was estimated to have 52.4K branded searches compared to Peugeot’s 7.7K, and held a 4.2% Share of Search versus Peugeot’s 0.62%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Ford vs Peugeot: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ford-vs-peugeot

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