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

Which is more popular in search, Nissan or Polestar? 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**: Nissan and Polestar
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Nissan Share of Search**: 3.3%
- **Polestar Share of Search**: 0.49%

## Which is more popular in search, Nissan or Polestar?

- In August 2026, Nissan had more branded searches than Polestar among car brands in New Zealand. Nissan was estimated to have 41.2K branded searches compared to Polestar’s 6.1K, and held a 3.3% Share of Search versus Polestar’s 0.49%.
- Nissan was ahead of Polestar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nissan’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 3.9% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 47.6K to 41.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Polestar’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.66% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.2K to 6.1K.

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

- In August 2026, Nissan rose from 10th to 9th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Polestar fell from 44th to 47th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Nissan estimated searches | Nissan Share of Search | Nissan rank | Polestar estimated searches | Polestar Share of Search | Polestar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 47.6K | 3.9% | 6 | 8.2K | 0.66% | 39 |
| Nov 2025 | 46.2K | 3.9% | 5 | 7.6K | 0.63% | 38 |
| Dec 2025 | 37.9K | 3.4% | 7 | 7.2K | 0.65% | 40 |
| Jan 2026 | 46K | 3.5% | 8 | 7.9K | 0.6% | 39 |
| Feb 2026 | 41.7K | 3.5% | 7 | 6.3K | 0.52% | 41 |
| Mar 2026 | 55.7K | 3.8% | 6 | 15.4K | 1% | 24 |
| Apr 2026 | 42.7K | 3.3% | 9 | 10.9K | 0.83% | 31 |
| May 2026 | 40.3K | 3.1% | 10 | 10K | 0.76% | 31 |
| Jun 2026 | 38.1K | 3.2% | 10 | 7.6K | 0.64% | 40 |
| Jul 2026 | 36.9K | 3.2% | 10 | 6.9K | 0.59% | 44 |
| Aug 2026 | 41.2K | 3.3% | 9 | 6.1K | 0.49% | 47 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nissan’s and Polestar’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.

- **Nissan**: Measured on the search terms “navara”, “nissan”, “nissan 350z”, “nissan car”, “nissan cars”, “nissan juke”, “nissan leaf”, “nissan navara”, “nissan new zealand”, “nissan nz”, “nissan patrol”, “nissan qashqai”, “nissan skyline”, “nissan x trail” and “qashqai”, summed into one figure.
- **Polestar**: Measured on the search terms “polestar”, “polestar 2”, “polestar 3”, “polestar 4”, “polestar car”, “polestar cars” and “polestar nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Nissan profile](/demand/nz/brands/nissan)
- [Polestar profile](/demand/nz/brands/polestar)
- [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, Nissan or Polestar?

In August 2026, Nissan had more branded searches than Polestar among car brands in New Zealand. Nissan was estimated to have 41.2K branded searches compared to Polestar’s 6.1K, and held a 3.3% Share of Search versus Polestar’s 0.49%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Nissan vs Polestar: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/nissan-vs-polestar

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