AI Visibility Index · October 2026
Car brands AI assistants recommend
Who ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok name when a buyer asks them for car brands, in 20 places. Each ranking comes from the same buyer questions, asked three times (Claude once) in the local language.
By place
Grouped by country. The figure on the right is the share of answers that named the leader; open a place for the full ranking with its uncertainty.
Australia
AustraliaNamed most: Hyundai, Kia and Toyota.All categories in Australia86%11 listed of 15
Austria
AustriaNamed most: Skoda, Hyundai and Kia.All categories in Austria79%14 listed of 17
Belgium
BelgiumNamed most: Skoda, Toyota and Kia.All categories in Belgium79%12 listed of 16
Brazil
BrazilNamed most: Hyundai, Toyota and Honda.All categories in Brazil75%11 listed of 14
Canada
CanadaNamed most: Toyota, Honda and Hyundai.All categories in Canada75%8 listed of 14
Denmark
DenmarkNamed most: Skoda, Kia and Toyota.All categories in Denmark82%11 listed of 16
France
FranceNamed most: Toyota, Dacia and Renault.All categories in France75%15 listed of 17
Germany
GermanyNamed most: Škoda, Toyota and Hyundai.All categories in Germany79%15 listed of 16
Ireland
IrelandNamed most: Hyundai, Toyota and Kia.All categories in Ireland79%12 listed of 14
Italy
ItalyNamed most: Toyota, Kia and Hyundai.All categories in Italy75%17 listed of 20
Mexico
MexicoNamed most: Toyota, Kia and Mazda.All categories in Mexico75%14 listed of 15
Netherlands
NetherlandsNamed most: Kia, Toyota and Škoda.All categories in Netherlands93%14 listed of 16
Norway
NorwayNamed most: Toyota, Tesla and Hyundai.All categories in Norway71%11 listed of 15
Poland
PolandNamed most: Kia, Skoda and Toyota.All categories in Poland86%13 listed of 15
Portugal
PortugalNamed most: Kia, Hyundai and Toyota.All categories in Portugal86%14 listed of 17
Spain
SpainNamed most: Kia, Hyundai and Toyota.All categories in Spain96%15 listed of 16
Sweden
SwedenNamed most: Kia, Toyota and Škoda.All categories in Sweden82%12 listed of 14
Switzerland
SwitzerlandNamed most: Škoda, Toyota and Hyundai.All categories in Switzerland82%15 listed of 19
United Kingdom
United KingdomNamed most: Kia, Skoda and Toyota.All categories in United Kingdom79%14 listed of 15
United States
United StatesNamed most: Toyota, Honda and Subaru.All categories in United States75%12 listed of 15
AI Source Map
The sites the assistants read
Before they answer with web search on, the assistants read other sites. The AI Source Map lists the ones they read most for this category, across every country and in each one.
Are you on one of these lists?
The free scan asks the same assistants the questions your own customers ask, and shows who they name instead of you.
Edition October 2026 · published by Guglielmo Paesano, founder of AIGROW · data under CC BY 4.0