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The AI Search Visibility Index — Cars

Which car brands does ChatGPT recommend? Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, Kia and more — ranked by AI share of voice. Free, updated monthly by Knownful.

Toyota 75% Hyundai 63% Honda 61% Kia 58% Ford 53% Chevrolet 51% BMW 40% Tesla 37% Lexus 35% Mercedes-Benz 34% Nissan 25% Audi 23% Toyota 75% Hyundai 63% Honda 61% Kia 58% Ford 53% Chevrolet 51% BMW 40% Tesla 37% Lexus 35% Mercedes-Benz 34% Nissan 25% Audi 23%
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The AI Search Visibility Index for the Car Industry — June 2026

A monthly measure of which cars brands large language models actually surface — and which sources they cite to do it. Scored as share of voice across AI answers.

ChatGPT · 150 AI responses analysed
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BRAND VISIBILITY — SHARE OF VOICECARS · CHATGPT · JUNE 2026
01
Toyota
112 of 150 responses
75%
02
Hyundai
94 of 150 responses
63%
03
Honda
92 of 150 responses
61%
04
Kia
87 of 150 responses
58%
05
Ford
80 of 150 responses
53%
06
Chevrolet
77 of 150 responses
51%
07
BMW
60 of 150 responses
40%
08
Tesla
55 of 150 responses
37%
09
Lexus
52 of 150 responses
35%
10
Mercedes-Benz
51 of 150 responses
34%
11
Nissan
37 of 150 responses
25%
12
Audi
34 of 150 responses
23%
13
Porsche
27 of 150 responses
18%
14
Volvo
25 of 150 responses
17%
15
Rivian
23 of 150 responses
15%
16
Volkswagen
20 of 150 responses
13%
17
Lucid
14 of 150 responses
9%
MOST-CITED SOURCESCITATIONS
iihs.org4
consumerreports.org2
kbb.com2
edmunds.com2
cars.com1
autotrader.com1
caranddriver.com1
carcomplaints.com1
© 2026 Knownful · AI Search Visibility IndexMethod: brand mentions across AI answers, scored as appearance rate · gpt-5.4-mini · knownful.com
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