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title: "Genesis vs Mahindra: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Genesis 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Genesis vs Mahindra: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Genesis 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**: Genesis and Mahindra
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Genesis Share of Search**: 0.24%
- **Mahindra Share of Search**: 0.46%

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

- In August 2026, Mahindra had more branded searches than Genesis among car brands in New Zealand. Mahindra was estimated to have 5.7K branded searches compared to Genesis’ 2.9K, and held a 0.46% Share of Search versus Genesis’ 0.24%.
- Mahindra was ahead of Genesis in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Genesis’ estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.17% to 0.24%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.1K to 2.9K.
- 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, Mahindra rose from 53rd to 49th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Genesis fell from 59th to 61st among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Genesis estimated searches | Genesis Share of Search | Genesis rank | Mahindra estimated searches | Mahindra Share of Search | Mahindra rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.1K | 0.17% | 65 | 6.4K | 0.52% | 43 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.1K | 0.17% | 67 | 5.2K | 0.44% | 46 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.8K | 0.16% | 68 | 5.4K | 0.48% | 46 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.2K | 0.17% | 66 | 6.3K | 0.48% | 43 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.3K | 0.19% | 65 | 5.1K | 0.42% | 45 |
| Mar 2026 | 2K | 0.14% | 68 | 5.5K | 0.37% | 50 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.1K | 0.16% | 66 | 4.9K | 0.38% | 50 |
| May 2026 | 2K | 0.15% | 66 | 4.5K | 0.34% | 54 |
| Jun 2026 | 2K | 0.17% | 66 | 4.3K | 0.36% | 52 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 0.25% | 59 | 4.4K | 0.37% | 53 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 0.24% | 61 | 5.7K | 0.46% | 49 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Genesis’ 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.

- **Genesis**: Measured on the search terms “genesis car”, “genesis cars”, “genesis g70”, “genesis g80”, “genesis gv70”, “genesis gv80”, “genesis new zealand” and “genesis 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.

- [Genesis profile](/demand/nz/brands/genesis)
- [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, Genesis or Mahindra?

In August 2026, Mahindra had more branded searches than Genesis among car brands in New Zealand. Mahindra was estimated to have 5.7K branded searches compared to Genesis’ 2.9K, and held a 0.46% Share of Search versus Genesis’ 0.24%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Genesis vs Mahindra: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/genesis-vs-mahindra

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