Kia vs Lexus:Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?
In August 2026, Kia had more branded searches than Lexus among car brands in New Zealand. Kia was estimated to have 41.3K branded searches compared to Lexus’ 16.9K, and held a 3.3% Share of Search versus Lexus’ 1.4%.
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Which is more popular in search, Kia or Lexus?
Compare automotive marques sought by New Zealanders for new and used cars, utes, and SUVs, using branded searches made 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.
Share of Search by month for Kia, Lexus. The figures are in the table below the chart.
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| Month | Toyota | Mitsubishi | BYD | Ford | Mazda | Honda | Tesla | Kia | Nissan | BMW | Subaru | Volkswagen | Audi | Mercedes-Benz | Suzuki | Hyundai | Porsche | Lamborghini | Zeekr | Land Rover | Lexus | Holden | Jaecoo | GWM | Jeep | Ferrari | Aston Martin | Jaguar | Skoda | Chery | Geely | Volvo | Mclaren | Dodge | Rolls-Royce | Haval | MG | Denza | Leapmotor | Peugeot | Isuzu | Cupra | XPENG | Chevrolet | MINI | Dongfeng | Polestar | LDV | Mahindra | Bentley | Cadillac | Alfa Romeo | Fiat | Maserati | GMC | KGM | Daihatsu | Lotus | Chrysler | Infiniti | Genesis | Renault | Citroen | Tank | Datsun | RAM | Smart | Hummer | Ineos | Opel | Abarth | Saab | TVR | Seat | Morgan | Ora | Caterham | Jac | Lada | Lincoln | Alpine | DS | Plymouth | Rover | Austin | Proton | Pontiac |
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| Oct 2025 | 14.1% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.75% | 0.83% | 1% | 1% | 0.81% | 0.91% | 0.86% | 0.58% | 0.3% | 0.86% | 1.3% | 0.88% | 0.69% | 0.88% | 0.74% | 0.12% | 0.49% | 0.68% | 0.7% | 0.68% | 0.19% | 0.56% | 0.52% | 0.21% | 0.66% | 0.39% | 0.52% | 0.5% | 0.42% | 0.36% | 0.4% | 0.44% | 0.36% | 0.4% | 0.25% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.28% | 0.17% | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.29% | 0.24% | 0.18% | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.06% | 0.1% | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% |
| Nov 2025 | 14% | 4.8% | 3.1% | 5% | 4% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.64% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.77% | 0.82% | 1% | 1.1% | 0.83% | 0.88% | 0.94% | 0.58% | 0.32% | 0.89% | 1.4% | 0.86% | 0.71% | 0.73% | 0.84% | 0.23% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.67% | 0.63% | 0.27% | 0.48% | 0.55% | 0.54% | 0.63% | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.43% | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.45% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.25% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.17% | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.18% | 0.13% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.05% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% |
| Dec 2025 | 14% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 3% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.66% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.73% | 0.86% | 1% | 1% | 0.73% | 1% | 0.93% | 0.66% | 0.35% | 0.88% | 1.2% | 0.79% | 0.6% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.68% | 0.43% | 0.7% | 0.71% | 0.72% | 0.19% | 0.58% | 0.57% | 0.36% | 0.65% | 0.39% | 0.48% | 0.55% | 0.46% | 0.38% | 0.42% | 0.49% | 0.41% | 0.4% | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.4% | 0.27% | 0.16% | 0.29% | 0.25% | 0.23% | 0.27% | 0.17% | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.2% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Jan 2026 | 15% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 4% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2% | 1.4% | 0.59% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.84% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.7% | 0.76% | 0.92% | 0.62% | 0.34% | 0.9% | 0.82% | 0.7% | 0.63% | 0.84% | 0.93% | 0.53% | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.67% | 0.66% | 0.28% | 0.46% | 0.51% | 0.32% | 0.6% | 0.37% | 0.48% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.42% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.3% | 0.24% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.2% | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.07% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Feb 2026 | 15.4% | 5% | 3% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.72% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.82% | 0.83% | 0.97% | 1% | 0.69% | 0.7% | 0.97% | 0.66% | 0.38% | 0.85% | 0.88% | 0.81% | 0.6% | 0.78% | 0.83% | 0.5% | 0.38% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.66% | 0.33% | 0.53% | 0.52% | 0.39% | 0.52% | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.43% | 0.42% | 0.37% | 0.39% | 0.4% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.26% | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.17% | 0.14% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Mar 2026 | 13.4% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1% | 0.88% | 0.75% | 0.85% | 0.64% | 0.68% | 0.86% | 0.81% | 0.7% | 0.86% | 0.83% | 0.65% | 0.55% | 0.86% | 0.98% | 0.37% | 0.6% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.6% | 0.55% | 0.44% | 0.48% | 1.4% | 1% | 0.34% | 0.37% | 0.4% | 0.43% | 0.29% | 0.4% | 0.31% | 0.3% | 0.29% | 0.24% | 0.21% | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.14% | 0.26% | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.21% | 0.13% | 0.18% | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Apr 2026 | 13.3% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.94% | 0.76% | 0.81% | 0.66% | 0.73% | 0.86% | 0.95% | 0.83% | 0.96% | 0.73% | 0.71% | 0.65% | 0.83% | 0.89% | 0.47% | 0.72% | 0.61% | 0.54% | 0.6% | 0.64% | 0.61% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.83% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.39% | 0.4% | 0.33% | 0.37% | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.23% | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.16% | 0.25% | 0.21% | 0.2% | 0.19% | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% |
| May 2026 | 14.3% | 5% | 5% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.96% | 0.93% | 0.84% | 1.2% | 0.75% | 0.81% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.65% | 0.97% | 0.72% | 0.68% | 0.67% | 0.82% | 0.71% | 0.54% | 0.6% | 0.63% | 0.61% | 0.77% | 0.52% | 0.46% | 0.49% | 0.65% | 0.76% | 0.3% | 0.34% | 0.47% | 0.41% | 0.38% | 0.39% | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.29% | 0.3% | 0.28% | 0.26% | 0.3% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.2% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | <0.01% |
| Jun 2026 | 13.4% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.78% | 1% | 0.91% | 1.1% | 0.81% | 0.87% | 0.73% | 0.7% | 0.55% | 0.97% | 0.8% | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.81% | 0.76% | 0.45% | 0.73% | 0.62% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.44% | 0.54% | 0.53% | 0.54% | 0.64% | 0.34% | 0.36% | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.36% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.39% | 0.36% | 0.27% | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.29% | 0.17% | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.12% | 0.06% | 0.1% | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.08% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Jul 2026 | 13.4% | 5% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1% | 1.1% | 0.87% | 1.1% | 0.84% | 0.71% | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.7% | 0.81% | 1% | 0.73% | 0.66% | 0.78% | 0.81% | 0.58% | 0.63% | 1% | 0.62% | 0.83% | 0.82% | 0.47% | 0.46% | 0.52% | 0.59% | 0.34% | 0.37% | 0.44% | 0.42% | 0.38% | 0.76% | 0.4% | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.29% | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 0.07% | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% | 0.03% |
| Aug 2026 | 13.8% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0.9% | 0.85% | 0.83% | 0.82% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.75% | 0.73% | 0.72% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.65% | 0.64% | 0.62% | 0.59% | 0.57% | 0.55% | 0.52% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.49% | 0.48% | 0.46% | 0.42% | 0.42% | 0.41% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.35% | 0.3% | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.1% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
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How has the Kia and Lexus comparison changed over the last 12 months?
3 findings
- Kia was ahead of Lexus in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kia’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 3.5% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 43.4K to 41.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lexus’ estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 1.3% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.2K to 16.9K.
How did search popularity change for New Zealand car brands in August 2026?
2 changes
In August 2026, Kia fell from 7th to 8th among car brands in New Zealand.
In August 2026, Lexus fell from 20th to 21st among car brands in New Zealand.
How each brand is measured
Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kia’s and Lexus’ 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.
Kia
17 branded search terms
- kia
- kia car
- kia cars
- kia cerato
- kia ev6
- kia ev9
- kia new zealand
- kia nz
- kia picanto
- kia seltos
- kia sorento
- kia sportage
- kia stonic
- seltos
- sorento
- sportage
- stonic
Lexus
12 branded search terms
- lexus
- lexus car
- lexus cars
- lexus es
- lexus is
- lexus lx
- lexus new zealand
- lexus nx
- lexus nz
- lexus rx
- lexus rz
- lexus ux
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