US Automotive Manufacturers - PPC Market Share Analysis June 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the US Manufacturers category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Manufacturers – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Automotive Manufacturers US

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 26.8528206783
73.1471793217
26%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 11
89
11%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 5%
Transactional 15%
Navigational 1%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 1%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Automotive Manufacturers brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
carmax.com 13.96
carfax.com 11.56
cargurus.com 9.45
toyota.com 8.91
cars.com 4.74
autonation.com 2.67
chevrolet.com 2.66
bmwusa.com 2.53
ford.com 2.3
jeep.com 1.99
others 39.23
  • carmax.com - 13.96%
  • carfax.com - 11.56%
  • cargurus.com - 9.45%
  • toyota.com - 8.91%
  • cars.com - 4.74%
  • autonation.com - 2.67%
  • chevrolet.com - 2.66%
  • bmwusa.com - 2.53%
  • ford.com - 2.3%
  • jeep.com - 1.99%
  • others - 39.23%

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Carmax leads with 13.96% click share, followed by Carfax at 11.56%. Others dominate with 39.23%, highlighting diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Automotive Manufacturers brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date toyota.com nissanusa.com chevrolet.com cargurus.com ford.com bmwusa.com carmax.com cars.com carfax.com autonation.com
2026/06/01 5.46% 2.88% 2.64% 10.04% 1.46% 1.05% 19.55% 5.35% 10.97% 4.67%
2026/06/02 5.41% 2.27% 1.96% 10.04% 1.5% 0.9% 18.73% 4.89% 9.59% 5.08%
2026/06/03 5.45% 2.31% 2.31% 9.06% 1.77% 1.01% 19.73% 5.7% 11.28% 3.8%
2026/06/04 4.85% 2.64% 2.59% 11.24% 1.43% 0.97% 20.43% 4.14% 11.66% 5.34%
2026/06/05 5.23% 2.35% 2.58% 9.92% 1.57% 0.96% 20.88% 4.84% 11.57% 4.98%
2026/06/06 6.05% 2.38% 2.74% 9.66% 1.38% 1.05% 21.43% 4.34% 10.78% 5.61%
2026/06/07 5.57% 2.6% 2.67% 9.75% 1.5% 1.06% 21.05% 3.98% 10.46% 5.47%
2026/06/08 6.05% 2.9% 3.05% 8.81% 2.04% 1.35% 16.21% 4.47% 10.53% 2.72%
2026/06/09 3.98% 2.32% 1.94% 9.71% 1.4% 0.88% 20.48% 5.95% 12.11% 4.02%
2026/06/10 4.05% 1.96% 2.07% 10.7% 1.11% 1% 18.51% 3.77% 11.04% 4.95%
2026/06/11 4.14% 1.89% 1.59% 9.43% 1.13% 0.94% 18.55% 4.37% 11.15% 4.6%
2026/06/12 3.56% 1.75% 1.5% 9.46% 1.05% 0.94% 19.99% 3.96% 10.59% 5.41%
2026/06/13 3.61% 1.66% 1.34% 9.79% 1.11% 0.85% 19.84% 3.74% 10.51% 5.22%
2026/06/14 5.2% 2.34% 2.04% 9.03% 1.2% 1.25% 16.4% 4.3% 10.8% 2.74%
2026/06/15 3.5% 1.95% 1.53% 9.93% 1.27% 0.95% 21.02% 6.22% 12.65% 4.17%
2026/06/16 4.16% 2.03% 1.8% 9.51% 1.11% 0.95% 20.03% 4.62% 11.07% 5.02%
2026/06/17 5.48% 2.7% 1.62% 8.64% 1.64% 1.64% 17.51% 4.86% 9.28% 4.2%
2026/06/18 5.36% 2.71% 2.23% 8.55% 1.62% 1.68% 17.81% 4.5% 9.88% 4.08%
2026/06/19 4.56% 2.35% 1.45% 9.99% 1.26% 1.41% 18.33% 4.77% 10.24% 4.49%
2026/06/20 10.65% 5.83% 4.28% 5.89% 4.15% 3.95% 5.97% 3.17% 2.74% 0.44%
2026/06/21 13.48% 4.74% 3.86% 6.19% 3.69% 3.88% 5.94% 2.7% 3.14% 0.4%
2026/06/22 10.15% 4.34% 3.73% 5.17% 3.96% 3.85% 5.81% 3.64% 2.69% 0.33%
2026/06/23 9.71% 4.47% 4.09% 6.14% 3.5% 4.19% 5.53% 3.38% 3.23% 0.31%
2026/06/24 9.53% 4.49% 4.34% 5.2% 4.75% 3.64% 5.27% 3.14% 2.66% 0.45%
2026/06/25 9.36% 4.09% 3.7% 5.62% 4.57% 3.32% 5.13% 2.97% 1.95% 0.32%
2026/06/26 9.88% 4.8% 2.79% 4.63% 3.11% 4.43% 3.93% 3.09% 2.1% 0.24%
2026/06/27 9.78% 6.47% 4.65% 5.75% 3.34% 3.77% 4.23% 3.41% 1.72% 0.35%
2026/06/28 9.15% 7.75% 4.17% 5.46% 4.18% 3.41% 4.05% 2.34% 1.7% 0.59%
2026/06/29 10.98% 5.68% 4.58% 3.45% 2.77% 3.37% 2.58% 1.9% 1.38% 0.29%
2026/06/30 8.19% 6.92% 5.68% 4.88% 4.52% 3.34% 3.31% 2.66% 2.15% 0.34%
  • toyota.com
  • nissanusa.com
  • chevrolet.com
  • cargurus.com
  • ford.com
  • bmwusa.com
  • carmax.com
  • cars.com
  • carfax.com
  • autonation.com

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Toyota’s PPC spend surged mid-June, peaking at 13.48% on the 21st. Nissan’s spend rose steadily, reaching 7.75% on the 28th. Carmax led early June, but declined sharply, ending at 3.31%.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Automotive Manufacturers

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/06/01 3845
2026/06/02 3734
2026/06/03 3863
2026/06/04 3940
2026/06/05 3988
2026/06/06 4030
2026/06/07 3992
2026/06/08 3532
2026/06/09 3441
2026/06/10 3420
2026/06/11 3374
2026/06/12 3336
2026/06/13 3350
2026/06/14 3125
2026/06/15 3263
2026/06/16 3501
2026/06/17 3422
2026/06/18 3391
2026/06/19 3427
2026/06/20 2248
2026/06/21 2207
2026/06/22 2167
2026/06/23 2167
2026/06/24 2124
2026/06/25 2138
2026/06/26 2175
2026/06/27 2151
2026/06/28 2148
2026/06/29 2140
2026/06/30 2021

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June began with 3,845 advertisers, peaking at 4,030 by the 6th. A decline followed, reaching 2,021 by month’s end.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Automotive Manufacturers

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
toyota.com 5.88%
bmwusa.com 2.66%
porsche.com 1.83%
ford.com 1.7%
hyundaiusa.com 1.48%
cars.com -1.08%
autonation.com -2.22%
cargurus.com -2.81%
carfax.com -8.01%
carmax.com -9.39%

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Toyota.com surged with a 5.88% click share increase, while Carmax.com plummeted by 9.39%.

Campaign Efficiency

US Automotive Manufacturers Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date cargurus.com toyota.com carmax.com chevrolet.com cars.com bmwusa.com mazdausa.com carfax.com ford.com autonation.com
2026/06/01 11.82% 3.01% 21.04% 1.76% 5.87% 0.88% 0.97% 12% 0.64% 5.13%
2026/06/02 12.7% 3.05% 20.95% 1.4% 5.7% 0.79% 1.13% 10.77% 0.69% 5.38%
2026/06/03 11.3% 2.89% 21.61% 1.53% 6.83% 0.76% 0.82% 12.21% 0.75% 3.88%
2026/06/04 13.33% 2.66% 21.4% 1.59% 4.74% 0.79% 0.85% 12.23% 0.6% 5.51%
2026/06/05 11.71% 2.76% 21.78% 1.64% 5.66% 0.73% 1.06% 11.58% 0.65% 5.05%
2026/06/06 11.44% 2.98% 22.39% 1.72% 4.95% 0.83% 0.72% 11.02% 0.58% 5.42%
2026/06/07 11.77% 2.91% 22.25% 1.71% 4.59% 0.83% 0.83% 11.11% 0.64% 4.76%
2026/06/08 11.93% 3.45% 18.45% 2.13% 5.72% 1.15% 0.83% 11.44% 0.88% 3.2%
2026/06/09 11.73% 2.2% 21.89% 1.28% 6.98% 0.7% 0.44% 12.69% 0.54% 3.99%
2026/06/10 13.73% 2.22% 20.91% 1.37% 4.72% 0.84% 0.71% 12.54% 0.48% 5.61%
2026/06/11 12.18% 2.42% 21.21% 1.1% 5.64% 0.79% 0.81% 12.09% 0.51% 5.19%
2026/06/12 12.24% 2% 22.05% 1% 5.03% 0.77% 0.7% 11.68% 0.48% 5.67%
2026/06/13 12.7% 2.14% 22.13% 0.93% 4.63% 0.72% 0.65% 11.9% 0.52% 4.98%
2026/06/14 12.45% 3.21% 18.43% 1.5% 5.57% 1% 1.03% 11.97% 0.52% 3.28%
2026/06/15 11.74% 1.89% 22.03% 1% 7.13% 0.73% 0.74% 12.96% 0.52% 4.08%
2026/06/16 11.77% 2.32% 21.82% 1.24% 5.54% 0.78% 0.88% 11.93% 0.51% 5.26%
2026/06/17 11.22% 3.91% 19.3% 1.04% 5.88% 1.38% 0.82% 10.56% 0.76% 4.5%
2026/06/18 11.23% 3.4% 19.71% 1.58% 5.59% 1.4% 0.89% 11.1% 0.71% 4.42%
2026/06/19 12.35% 3.02% 20.18% 0.96% 5.99% 1.37% 0.73% 11% 0.61% 4.7%
2026/06/20 11.72% 7.5% 9.16% 3.1% 5.47% 3.9% 1.85% 3.86% 2.07% 0.79%
2026/06/21 11.72% 10.09% 8.75% 2.8% 4.54% 3.4% 1.79% 4.46% 1.99% 0.63%
2026/06/22 10.3% 7.69% 8.9% 3.07% 6.05% 3.56% 2.05% 4.01% 1.98% 0.49%
2026/06/23 11.55% 7.01% 8.62% 3.06% 5.72% 3.86% 2.12% 4.61% 2.09% 0.53%
2026/06/24 10.19% 7.29% 7.85% 3.25% 5.73% 3.49% 1.75% 4.09% 2.51% 0.7%
2026/06/25 10.67% 7.69% 7.68% 3.09% 4.91% 3.12% 2.06% 3.11% 2.07% 0.54%
2026/06/26 9.28% 7.96% 6.65% 2.44% 5.38% 4.42% 2.35% 3.37% 1.59% 0.43%
2026/06/27 11.26% 7.1% 7.23% 3.9% 5.96% 3.69% 2.4% 2.99% 1.81% 0.64%
2026/06/28 10.52% 7.72% 6.56% 3.57% 4.06% 3.65% 3.46% 2.65% 2.61% 0.9%
2026/06/29 7.58% 8.76% 4.79% 4.57% 3.36% 3.75% 3.22% 2.43% 1.69% 0.6%
2026/06/30 10.05% 7.04% 5.74% 4.96% 4.47% 3.54% 3.52% 3.14% 2.69% 0.61%
  • cargurus.com
  • toyota.com
  • carmax.com
  • chevrolet.com
  • cars.com
  • bmwusa.com
  • mazdausa.com
  • carfax.com
  • ford.com
  • autonation.com

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Carmax led June with a strong start, peaking mid-month. Toyota surged dramatically in the latter half, while Carfax and Cargurus saw declines. The month ended with Carmax’s dominance waning.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Automotive Manufacturers

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Automotive Manufacturers - Last month
  1. 1
    The 2026 Jeep® Wrangler - Search Our New Inventory https://www.jeep.com

    Get 0% APR For 36 Months Or $1,500 Retail Bonus Cash Allowance On 2026 Wrangler Models.

  2. 2
    Kia Official Site https://www.kia.com › cars

    SUVs, Sedans, Hybrids & More — Our Inventory Includes Sports Sedans, Hybrids, Electric Cars, SUVs & Hatchbacks. Kia Provides a...

  3. 3
    MAZDA USA - Official Site | Discover Mazda Safety https://www.mazdausa.com

    See why MAZDA has been ranked a safest car brand. Build & Price Your New Mazda. View Local Offers ...

  4. 4
    4th of July Sales Event | Save Now On New Chevy Models https://www.socalchevy.com › equinox

    Get Great Deals On Your Favorite Chevrolet Models. View Inventory On The Official Site. Call or Visit Your Local SoCal Dealer Today.

  5. 5
    New Cars, Trucks, SUVs & Hybrids | Toyota Official Site https://www.toyota.com

    Explore the newest Toyota trucks, cars, SUVs, hybrids and minivans. See photos, compare models, get tips, calculate payments, and more.

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In the competitive automotive landscape, Jeep entices with 0% APR offers, while Kia showcases diverse vehicle options. Mazda emphasizes safety, Chevrolet promotes festive savings, and Toyota highlights a comprehensive range of vehicles. Each ad uniquely appeals to different consumer priorities.

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