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title: "Mercedes-Benz vs XPENG: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mercedes-Benz or XPENG? 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mercedes-benz-vs-xpeng"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Mercedes-Benz vs XPENG: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Mercedes-Benz or XPENG? 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**: Mercedes-Benz and XPENG
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mercedes-Benz Share of Search**: 2.6%
- **XPENG Share of Search**: 0.55%

## Which is more popular in search, Mercedes-Benz or XPENG?

- In August 2026, Mercedes-Benz had more branded searches than XPENG among car brands in New Zealand. Mercedes-Benz was estimated to have 32.5K branded searches compared to XPENG’s 6.8K, and held a 2.6% Share of Search versus XPENG’s 0.55%.
- Mercedes-Benz was ahead of XPENG in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mercedes-Benz’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 2.7% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.4K to 32.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, XPENG’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.19% to 0.55%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 6.8K.

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

- In August 2026, XPENG fell from 31st to 43rd among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Mercedes-Benz estimated searches | Mercedes-Benz Share of Search | Mercedes-Benz rank | XPENG estimated searches | XPENG Share of Search | XPENG rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.4K | 2.7% | 14 | 2.4K | 0.19% | 63 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.4K | 2.8% | 14 | 3.2K | 0.27% | 58 |
| Dec 2025 | 33K | 2.9% | 11 | 2.1K | 0.19% | 66 |
| Jan 2026 | 38K | 2.9% | 12 | 3.6K | 0.28% | 57 |
| Feb 2026 | 32.5K | 2.7% | 14 | 3.9K | 0.33% | 58 |
| Mar 2026 | 38.5K | 2.6% | 13 | 8.2K | 0.55% | 43 |
| Apr 2026 | 31.5K | 2.4% | 15 | 8.3K | 0.64% | 41 |
| May 2026 | 31.5K | 2.4% | 15 | 6.8K | 0.52% | 45 |
| Jun 2026 | 32K | 2.7% | 13 | 5.3K | 0.44% | 48 |
| Jul 2026 | 29.4K | 2.5% | 14 | 9.6K | 0.82% | 31 |
| Aug 2026 | 32.5K | 2.6% | 14 | 6.8K | 0.55% | 43 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mercedes-Benz’s and XPENG’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.

- **Mercedes-Benz**: Measured on the search terms “merc”, “mercedes”, “mercedes benz”, “mercedes-benz”, “mercedes-benz amg”, “mercedes-benz c class”, “mercedes-benz car”, “mercedes-benz cars”, “mercedes-benz e class”, “mercedes-benz eqs”, “mercedes-benz g class”, “mercedes-benz glc”, “mercedes-benz gle”, “mercedes-benz new zealand” and “mercedes-benz nz”, summed into one figure.
- **XPENG**: Measured on the search terms “xpeng”, “xpeng car”, “xpeng cars”, “xpeng g6”, “xpeng g9”, “xpeng new zealand”, “xpeng nz” and “xpeng p7”, summed into one figure.

- [Mercedes-Benz profile](/demand/nz/brands/mercedes-benz)
- [XPENG profile](/demand/nz/brands/xpeng)
- [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, Mercedes-Benz or XPENG?

In August 2026, Mercedes-Benz had more branded searches than XPENG among car brands in New Zealand. Mercedes-Benz was estimated to have 32.5K branded searches compared to XPENG’s 6.8K, and held a 2.6% Share of Search versus XPENG’s 0.55%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Mercedes-Benz vs XPENG: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mercedes-benz-vs-xpeng

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