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title: "Grays vs Manheim: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Grays or Manheim? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vehicle auction houses 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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# Grays vs Manheim: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Grays or Manheim? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vehicle auction houses 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**: Grays and Manheim
- **Competitive set**: Vehicle auction houses
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Grays Share of Search**: 0.11%
- **Manheim Share of Search**: 19.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Grays or Manheim?

- In August 2026, Manheim had more branded searches than Grays among vehicle auction houses in New Zealand. Manheim was estimated to have 28.1K branded searches compared to Grays’ 160, and held a 19.3% Share of Search versus Grays’ 0.11%.
- Manheim was ahead of Grays in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Grays’ estimated Share of Search among vehicle auction houses in New Zealand moved from 0.06% to 0.11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 160.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Manheim’s estimated Share of Search among vehicle auction houses in New Zealand moved from 19.4% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.5K to 28.1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand vehicle auction houses in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Manheim lost estimated Share of Search among vehicle auction houses in New Zealand, from 19.9% to 19.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Grays in New Zealand rose 77.8% over 11 measured months, from 90 to 160 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Grays estimated searches | Grays Share of Search | Grays rank | Manheim estimated searches | Manheim Share of Search | Manheim rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 90 | 0.06% | 4 | 27.5K | 19.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 60 | 0.04% | 4 | 27.9K | 19.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 70 | 0.06% | 4 | 22.2K | 17.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 60 | 0.04% | 4 | 27.9K | 17.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 90 | 0.06% | 4 | 27.1K | 18.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 120 | 0.07% | 4 | 29.2K | 18.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 160 | 0.11% | 4 | 27.1K | 18.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 140 | 0.09% | 4 | 28.2K | 19% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 120 | 0.08% | 4 | 33.4K | 21.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 130 | 0.09% | 4 | 28K | 19.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 160 | 0.11% | 4 | 28.1K | 19.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grays’ and Manheim’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.

- **Grays**: Measured on the search terms “grays auctions nz”, “grays car auction” and “grays online”, summed into one figure.
- **Manheim**: Measured on the search terms “auction manheim”, “manheim”, “manheim auction au”, “manheim auction list”, “manheim auto auction”, “manheim car auction”, “manheim cars”, “manheim co nz”, “manheim ltd”, “manheim machinery auction”, “manheim near me”, “manheim nz” and “manheim online”, summed into one figure.

- [Grays profile](/demand/nz/brands/grays)
- [Manheim profile](/demand/nz/brands/manheim)
- [All vehicle auction houses in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vehicle-auction-houses): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Grays or Manheim?

In August 2026, Manheim had more branded searches than Grays among vehicle auction houses in New Zealand. Manheim was estimated to have 28.1K branded searches compared to Grays’ 160, and held a 19.3% Share of Search versus Grays’ 0.11%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Grays vs Manheim: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/grays-vs-manheim

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