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title: "Imported Carz vs ORIX Vehicle Sales: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Imported Carz or ORIX Vehicle Sales more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North used car dealerships 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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# Imported Carz vs ORIX Vehicle Sales: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Imported Carz or ORIX Vehicle Sales more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North used car dealerships 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**: Imported Carz and ORIX Vehicle Sales
- **Competitive set**: Palmerston North used car dealerships
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Imported Carz Share of Search**: 3%
- **ORIX Vehicle Sales Share of Search**: 7.8%

## Is Imported Carz or ORIX Vehicle Sales more popular in search?

- In September 2026, ORIX Vehicle Sales had more branded searches than Imported Carz among Palmerston North used car dealerships in New Zealand. ORIX Vehicle Sales had about 180 branded searches, while Imported Carz had 70. ORIX Vehicle Sales made up 7.8% of all Palmerston North used car dealership searches we track, and Imported Carz accounted for 3%.
- ORIX Vehicle Sales was ahead of Imported Carz in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Imported Carz’s share of searches among Palmerston North used car dealerships in New Zealand moved from 3.8% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 70.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ORIX Vehicle Sales’ share of searches among Palmerston North used car dealerships in New Zealand moved from 9.9% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 180.

## Top Palmerston North used car dealerships in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Imported Carz was mentioned in two out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. ORIX Vehicle Sales was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. ORIX Vehicle Sales was listed before Imported Carz in every answer that named either.

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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Greenland Auto Group | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| McVerry Crawford Motor Group | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Terans Auto Traders | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| ORIX Vehicle Sales | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Mainly Cars | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Turners Cars Palmerston North | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Ian Humphrey Motors | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Imported Carz | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Yes Cars | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Japan Cars | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about Palmerston North used car dealerships

- Asked ChatGPT "Which used car dealership should I shop at in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. McVerry Crawford Motor Group, 2. Greenland Auto Group, 3. ORIX Vehicle Sales, 4. Imported Carz
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best used car dealerships in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. Mainly Cars, 2. Terans Auto Traders, 3. ORIX Vehicle Sales, 4. Greenland Auto Group, 5. Ian Humphrey Motors, 6. Turners Cars Palmerston North, 7. McVerry Crawford Motor Group
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best used car dealership in Palmerston North, New Zealand for a used car?": 1. Greenland Auto Group, 2. Terans Auto Traders, 3. McVerry Crawford Motor Group, 4. Turners Cars Palmerston North
- Searched Google, AI Overview "used car dealers palmerston north": 1. Greenland Auto Group, 2. Turners Cars Palmerston North, 3. Imported Carz, 4. Yes Cars

Not named in any answer: Japan Cars.

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 Palmerston North used car dealerships in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Mainly Cars overtook ORIX Vehicle Sales to rank 3rd among Palmerston North used car dealerships in New Zealand, with 13.8% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Ian Humphrey Motors overtook ORIX Vehicle Sales and 3 others to rank 4th among Palmerston North used car dealerships in New Zealand, with 9.1% of the searches.
- In September 2026, ORIX Vehicle Sales lost share of searches among Palmerston North used car dealerships in New Zealand, from 9.6% to 7.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Imported Carz estimated searches | Imported Carz Share of Search | Imported Carz rank | ORIX Vehicle Sales estimated searches | ORIX Vehicle Sales Share of Search | ORIX Vehicle Sales rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 70 | 3.8% | 7 | 180 | 9.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 110 | 5.4% | 7 | 150 | 7.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 70 | 3.8% | 8 | 180 | 9.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 110 | 4.6% | 7 | 240 | 10% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 90 | 3.8% | 7 | 240 | 10.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 90 | 3.8% | 7 | 190 | 8% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 110 | 5.4% | 8 | 180 | 8.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 140 | 6.9% | 8 | 160 | 7.9% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 110 | 4.8% | 8 | 290 | 12.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 110 | 5.2% | 9 | 230 | 10.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 70 | 3.1% | 9 | 220 | 9.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 70 | 3% | 9 | 180 | 7.8% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Imported Carz’s and ORIX Vehicle Sales’ 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.

- **Imported Carz**: Measured on the search term “imported carz”.
- **ORIX Vehicle Sales**: Measured on the search terms “orix vehicle sales” and “orix vehicle sales palmerston north”, summed into one figure.

- [Imported Carz profile](/demand/nz/brands/imported-carz)
- [ORIX Vehicle Sales profile](/demand/nz/brands/orix-vehicle-sales)
- [All Palmerston North used car dealerships in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/palmerston-north/used-car-dealerships): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Imported Carz or ORIX Vehicle Sales more popular in search?

In September 2026, ORIX Vehicle Sales had more branded searches than Imported Carz among Palmerston North used car dealerships in New Zealand. ORIX Vehicle Sales had about 180 branded searches, while Imported Carz had 70. ORIX Vehicle Sales made up 7.8% of all Palmerston North used car dealership searches we track, and Imported Carz accounted for 3%.

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