--- title: "Grant Crossan Panelbeating vs New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Grant Crossan Panelbeating or New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint 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-new-plymouth-car-painters-panel-paint" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Grant Crossan Panelbeating vs New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Grant Crossan Panelbeating or New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint 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 New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint - **Competitive set**: New Plymouth collision repair companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Grant Crossan Panelbeating Share of Search**: 1.6% - **New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint Share of Search**: 1.6% ## Is Grant Crossan Panelbeating or New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint more popular in search? - In September 2026, Grant Crossan Panelbeating and New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint were level in searches among New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand, with an estimated 10 branded searches each, at 1.6% of the total each. - Grant Crossan Panelbeating was ahead of New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint 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, New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint’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. ## Top New Plymouth collision repair companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Grant Crossan Panelbeating was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Grant Crossan Panelbeating was listed before New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint in two out of three answers. 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, 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. - New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint’s share of searches among New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 1% to 1.6% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Grant Crossan Panelbeating estimated searches | Grant Crossan Panelbeating Share of Search | Grant Crossan Panelbeating rank | New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint estimated searches | New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint Share of Search | New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 10 | 1.6% | 6 | 10 | 1.6% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 20 | 2.6% | 6 | 10 | 1.3% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 20 | 3.4% | 6 | 10 | 1.7% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 10 | 1.1% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 20 | 2.6% | 6 | 10 | 1.3% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 20 | 2.5% | 5 | 10 | 1.3% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 20 | 2.6% | 6 | 10 | 1.3% | 7 | | May 2026 | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 10 | 1.2% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 20 | 2.1% | 6 | 10 | 1% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 20 | 2.7% | 5 | 10 | 1.4% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 10 | 1.5% | 5 | 10 | 1.5% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | 1.6% | 6 | 10 | 1.6% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grant Crossan Panelbeating’s and New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint’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. - **New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint**: Measured on the search term “new plymouth car painters panel and paint”. - [Grant Crossan Panelbeating profile](/demand/nz/brands/grant-crossan-panelbeating) - [New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint profile](/demand/nz/brands/new-plymouth-car-painters-panel-paint) - [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 New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint more popular in search? In September 2026, Grant Crossan Panelbeating and New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint were level in searches among New Plymouth collision repair companies in New Zealand, with an estimated 10 branded searches each, at 1.6% of the total each. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Grant Crossan Panelbeating vs New Plymouth Car Painters Panel & Paint: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/grant-crossan-panelbeating-vs-new-plymouth-car-painters-panel-paint This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/grant-crossan-panelbeating-vs-new-plymouth-car-painters-panel-paint. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.