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title: "Portage Cars vs Sithari Cars: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Portage Cars or Sithari Cars? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Used Car Dealers 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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# Portage Cars vs Sithari Cars: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Portage Cars or Sithari Cars? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Used Car Dealers 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**: Portage Cars and Sithari Cars
- **Competitive set**: Used Car Dealers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Portage Cars Share of Search**: 6.6%
- **Sithari Cars Share of Search**: 8.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Portage Cars or Sithari Cars?

- In August 2026, Sithari Cars had more branded searches than Portage Cars among used car dealers in New Zealand. Sithari Cars was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Portage Cars’ 1.9K, and held an 8.3% Share of Search versus Portage Cars’ 6.6%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Sithari Cars took it in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Portage Cars’ estimated Share of Search among used car dealers in New Zealand moved from 8.2% to 6.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sithari Cars’ estimated Share of Search among used car dealers in New Zealand moved from 5.4% to 8.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 2.4K.

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

- In August 2026, Portage Cars rose from 9th to 8th among used car dealers in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Sithari Cars in New Zealand rose 50% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 2.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Portage Cars estimated searches | Portage Cars Share of Search | Portage Cars rank | Sithari Cars estimated searches | Sithari Cars Share of Search | Sithari Cars rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 8.2% | 5 | 1.6K | 5.4% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 8.2% | 5 | 1.6K | 5.4% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 6.9% | 7 | 1.9K | 6.9% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 7.2% | 5 | 2.4K | 7.2% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 6.4% | 8 | 2.4K | 8.1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 6% | 11 | 2.4K | 7.5% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 6.7% | 10 | 2.4K | 8.5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 6.3% | 10 | 2.4K | 8% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 5.5% | 11 | 1.6K | 5.5% | 12 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 6.7% | 9 | 2.4K | 8.4% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 6.6% | 8 | 2.4K | 8.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Portage Cars’ and Sithari Cars’ 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.

- **Portage Cars**: Measured on the search term “Portage Cars”.
- **Sithari Cars**: Measured on the search term “Sithari Cars”.

- [Portage Cars profile](/demand/nz/brands/portage-cars)
- [Sithari Cars profile](/demand/nz/brands/sithari-cars)
- [All used car dealers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/used-car-dealers): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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, Portage Cars or Sithari Cars?

In August 2026, Sithari Cars had more branded searches than Portage Cars among used car dealers in New Zealand. Sithari Cars was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Portage Cars’ 1.9K, and held an 8.3% Share of Search versus Portage Cars’ 6.6%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Portage Cars vs Sithari Cars: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/portage-cars-vs-sithari-cars

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