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title: "Holden vs Land Rover: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Holden or Land Rover? 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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# Holden vs Land Rover: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Holden or Land Rover? 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**: Holden and Land Rover
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Holden Share of Search**: 1.2%
- **Land Rover Share of Search**: 1.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Holden or Land Rover?

- In August 2026, Land Rover had more branded searches than Holden among car brands in New Zealand. Land Rover was estimated to have 17.6K branded searches compared to Holden’s 14.8K, and held a 1.4% Share of Search versus Holden’s 1.2%.
- The lead changed hands 6 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Holden took it in February 2026, Land Rover took it in March 2026, Holden took it in April 2026, Land Rover took it in May 2026, Holden took it in June 2026, Land Rover took it in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Holden’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 1.3% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.5K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Land Rover’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 1.5% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18K to 17.6K.

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

- In August 2026, Holden fell from 21st to 22nd among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Land Rover fell from 19th to 20th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Holden estimated searches | Holden Share of Search | Holden rank | Land Rover estimated searches | Land Rover Share of Search | Land Rover rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 16.5K | 1.3% | 20 | 18K | 1.5% | 19 |
| Nov 2025 | 16.3K | 1.4% | 21 | 18K | 1.5% | 19 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 1.3% | 21 | 15.9K | 1.4% | 19 |
| Jan 2026 | 15.9K | 1.2% | 21 | 18.4K | 1.4% | 19 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.3K | 1.3% | 20 | 15.2K | 1.3% | 21 |
| Mar 2026 | 16.4K | 1.1% | 23 | 17.4K | 1.2% | 22 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.2K | 1.4% | 20 | 15.1K | 1.1% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 13.8K | 1.1% | 23 | 17.9K | 1.4% | 20 |
| Jun 2026 | 16.8K | 1.4% | 19 | 15.6K | 1.3% | 20 |
| Jul 2026 | 13K | 1.1% | 21 | 19.1K | 1.6% | 19 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 1.2% | 22 | 17.6K | 1.4% | 20 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Holden’s and Land Rover’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.

- **Holden**: Measured on the search terms “holden”, “holden astra”, “holden barina”, “holden car”, “holden cars”, “holden colorado”, “holden commodore”, “holden cruze”, “holden new zealand” and “holden nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Land Rover**: Measured on the search terms “land rover”, “land rover defender”, “land rover discovery”, “land rover evoque”, “land rover new zealand”, “land rover nz”, “land rover range rover”, “land rover range rover sport”, “range rover” and “range rover sport”, summed into one figure.

- [Holden profile](/demand/nz/brands/holden)
- [Land Rover profile](/demand/nz/brands/land-rover)
- [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, Holden or Land Rover?

In August 2026, Land Rover had more branded searches than Holden among car brands in New Zealand. Land Rover was estimated to have 17.6K branded searches compared to Holden’s 14.8K, and held a 1.4% Share of Search versus Holden’s 1.2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Holden vs Land Rover: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/holden-vs-land-rover

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