--- title: "Grant Crossan Panelbeating vs Max Pennington’s AutoCity: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Grant Crossan Panelbeating or Max Pennington’s AutoCity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth collision repair companies 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/grant-crossan-panelbeating-vs-max-penningtons-autocity" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Grant Crossan Panelbeating vs Max Pennington’s AutoCity: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Grant Crossan Panelbeating or Max Pennington’s AutoCity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth collision repair companies 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**: Grant Crossan Panelbeating and Max Pennington’s AutoCity - **Competitive set**: New Plymouth collision repair companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Grant Crossan Panelbeating Share of Search**: 1.6% - **Max Pennington’s AutoCity Share of Search**: 23% ## Is Grant Crossan Panelbeating or Max Pennington’s AutoCity more popular in search? - In September 2026, Max Pennington’s AutoCity had more branded searches than Grant Crossan Panelbeating among New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand. Max Pennington’s AutoCity had about 140 branded searches, while Grant Crossan Panelbeating had 10. Max Pennington’s AutoCity made up 23% of all New Plymouth collision repair company searches we track, and Grant Crossan Panelbeating accounted for 1.6%. - Max Pennington’s AutoCity was ahead of Grant Crossan Panelbeating in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grant Crossan Panelbeating’s share of searches among New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand held steady at 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Max Pennington’s AutoCity’s share of searches among New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand moved from 28.6% to 23%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 180 to 140. ## Top New Plymouth collision repair companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Max Pennington’s AutoCity appeared in all three answers. Grant Crossan Panelbeating was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Max Pennington’s AutoCity was listed before Grant Crossan Panelbeating in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Max Pennington’s AutoCity | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Terry's Panel Shop | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Valley Panel and Paint | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Grant Crossan Panelbeating | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | RIO Motor Body Works | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Pro Paint NZ | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about New Plymouth collision repair companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which collision repair company should I hire in New Plymouth, New Zealand?": 1. Max Pennington’s AutoCity, 2. Terry's Panel Shop, 3. Valley Panel and Paint, 4. Grant Crossan Panelbeating - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best collision repair companies in New Plymouth, New Zealand?": 1. Max Pennington’s AutoCity, 2. Terry's Panel Shop, 3. Grant Crossan Panelbeating, 4. Valley Panel and Paint - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best collision repair company in New Plymouth, New Zealand for a damaged car?": 1. Max Pennington’s AutoCity, 2. New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint, 3. Terry's Panel Shop Not named in any answer: RIO Motor Body Works and Pro Paint NZ. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand New Plymouth collision repair companies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Max Pennington’s AutoCity overtook Valley Panel and Paint to rank 2nd among New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand, with 23% of the searches. - In September 2026, Pro Paint NZ overtook Grant Crossan Panelbeating and New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint to rank 5th among New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand, with 4.9% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Grant Crossan Panelbeating estimated searches | Grant Crossan Panelbeating Share of Search | Grant Crossan Panelbeating rank | Max Pennington’s AutoCity estimated searches | Max Pennington’s AutoCity Share of Search | Max Pennington’s AutoCity rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 10 | 1.6% | 6 | 180 | 28.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 20 | 2.6% | 6 | 140 | 18.2% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 20 | 3.4% | 6 | 130 | 22.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 200 | 22% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 20 | 2.6% | 6 | 200 | 26% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 20 | 2.5% | 5 | 230 | 28.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 20 | 2.6% | 6 | 260 | 34.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 300 | 35.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 20 | 2.1% | 6 | 330 | 34% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 20 | 2.7% | 5 | 200 | 27% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 10 | 1.5% | 5 | 130 | 20% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | 1.6% | 6 | 140 | 23% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grant Crossan Panelbeating’s and Max Pennington’s AutoCity’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. - **Grant Crossan Panelbeating**: Measured on the search terms “grant crossan” and “grant crossan panelbeating”, summed into one figure. - **Max Pennington’s AutoCity**: Measured on the search terms “auto city panel and paint”, “autocity paint and panel”, “autocity panel and paint”, “max pennington autocity”, “max pennington's autocity” and “max pennington’s autocity”, summed into one figure. - [Grant Crossan Panelbeating profile](/demand/nz/brands/grant-crossan-panelbeating) - [Max Pennington’s AutoCity profile](/demand/nz/brands/max-penningtons-autocity) - [All New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/new-plymouth/collision-repair-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Grant Crossan Panelbeating or Max Pennington’s AutoCity more popular in search? In September 2026, Max Pennington’s AutoCity had more branded searches than Grant Crossan Panelbeating among New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand. Max Pennington’s AutoCity had about 140 branded searches, while Grant Crossan Panelbeating had 10. Max Pennington’s AutoCity made up 23% of all New Plymouth collision repair company searches we track, and Grant Crossan Panelbeating accounted for 1.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Grant Crossan Panelbeating vs Max Pennington’s AutoCity: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/grant-crossan-panelbeating-vs-max-penningtons-autocity This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/grant-crossan-panelbeating-vs-max-penningtons-autocity. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.