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

Which is more popular in search, Geely or Mahindra? 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**: Geely and Mahindra
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Geely Share of Search**: 0.8%
- **Mahindra Share of Search**: 0.46%

## Which is more popular in search, Geely or Mahindra?

- In August 2026, Geely had more branded searches than Mahindra among car brands in New Zealand. Geely was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Mahindra’s 5.7K, and held a 0.8% Share of Search versus Mahindra’s 0.46%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Geely took it in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Geely’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.3% to 0.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7K to 9.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mahindra’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.52% to 0.46%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.4K to 5.7K.

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

- In August 2026, Geely rose from 40th to 31st among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Mahindra rose from 53rd to 49th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Geely estimated searches | Geely Share of Search | Geely rank | Mahindra estimated searches | Mahindra Share of Search | Mahindra rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.7K | 0.3% | 54 | 6.4K | 0.52% | 43 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.9K | 0.32% | 54 | 5.2K | 0.44% | 46 |
| Dec 2025 | 4K | 0.35% | 56 | 5.4K | 0.48% | 46 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 0.34% | 54 | 6.3K | 0.48% | 43 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.6K | 0.38% | 51 | 5.1K | 0.42% | 45 |
| Mar 2026 | 10.4K | 0.7% | 35 | 5.5K | 0.37% | 50 |
| Apr 2026 | 10.9K | 0.83% | 30 | 4.9K | 0.38% | 50 |
| May 2026 | 8.5K | 0.65% | 40 | 4.5K | 0.34% | 54 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 0.55% | 42 | 4.3K | 0.36% | 52 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.2K | 0.7% | 40 | 4.4K | 0.37% | 53 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 0.8% | 31 | 5.7K | 0.46% | 49 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Geely’s and Mahindra’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.

- **Geely**: Measured on the search terms “geely”, “geely car”, “geely cars”, “geely ex5”, “geely new zealand” and “geely nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Mahindra**: Measured on the search terms “mahindra”, “mahindra car”, “mahindra cars”, “mahindra new zealand”, “mahindra nz”, “mahindra pik up”, “mahindra scorpio”, “mahindra thar” and “mahindra xuv700”, summed into one figure.

- [Geely profile](/demand/nz/brands/geely)
- [Mahindra profile](/demand/nz/brands/mahindra)
- [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, Geely or Mahindra?

In August 2026, Geely had more branded searches than Mahindra among car brands in New Zealand. Geely was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Mahindra’s 5.7K, and held a 0.8% Share of Search versus Mahindra’s 0.46%.

## Cite this page

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