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title: "Leapmotor vs Seat: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Leapmotor or Seat? 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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# Leapmotor vs Seat: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Leapmotor or Seat? 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**: Leapmotor and Seat
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Leapmotor Share of Search**: 0.64%
- **Seat Share of Search**: 0.05%

## Which is more popular in search, Leapmotor or Seat?

- In August 2026, Leapmotor had more branded searches than Seat among car brands in New Zealand. Leapmotor was estimated to have 8K branded searches compared to Seat’s 610, and held a 0.64% Share of Search versus Seat’s 0.05%.
- Leapmotor was ahead of Seat in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Leapmotor’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.49% to 0.64%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6K to 8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Seat’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.06% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 710 to 610.

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

- In August 2026, Leapmotor rose from 42nd to 39th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Seat rose from 76th to 74th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Leapmotor estimated searches | Leapmotor Share of Search | Leapmotor rank | Seat estimated searches | Seat Share of Search | Seat rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6K | 0.49% | 45 | 710 | 0.06% | 74 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.1K | 0.43% | 48 | 680 | 0.06% | 74 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.8K | 0.43% | 48 | 560 | 0.05% | 77 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.7K | 0.44% | 45 | 810 | 0.06% | 75 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.5K | 0.38% | 52 | 580 | 0.05% | 77 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.9K | 0.6% | 40 | 660 | 0.04% | 76 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.4K | 0.72% | 37 | 630 | 0.05% | 76 |
| May 2026 | 7.8K | 0.6% | 43 | 710 | 0.05% | 74 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.6K | 0.73% | 37 | 660 | 0.06% | 75 |
| Jul 2026 | 7.3K | 0.63% | 42 | 580 | 0.05% | 76 |
| Aug 2026 | 8K | 0.64% | 39 | 610 | 0.05% | 74 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Leapmotor’s and Seat’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.

- **Leapmotor**: Measured on the search terms “leapmotor”, “leapmotor b10”, “leapmotor c10”, “leapmotor car”, “leapmotor cars” and “leapmotor nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Seat**: Measured on the search terms “seat ateca”, “seat car”, “seat cars”, “seat ibiza”, “seat leon”, “seat new zealand” and “seat nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Leapmotor profile](/demand/nz/brands/leapmotor)
- [Seat profile](/demand/nz/brands/seat)
- [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, Leapmotor or Seat?

In August 2026, Leapmotor had more branded searches than Seat among car brands in New Zealand. Leapmotor was estimated to have 8K branded searches compared to Seat’s 610, and held a 0.64% Share of Search versus Seat’s 0.05%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Leapmotor vs Seat: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/leapmotor-vs-seat

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