Subcategory
Car Dealerships
This index adds up the scores of 9 questions. 148 brands are ranked.
87 regional questions are not added to this index. By region
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
- 1CarMax385.3
- 2Carvana289.0
- 3CarGurus200.2
- 4Cars.com170.2
- 5Autotrader163.3
- 6Toyota121.7
- 7Facebook Marketplace119.7
- 8Edmunds106.7
- 9Porsche105.6
- 10Lexus100.9
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- 11Bring a Trailer98.2
- 12MINI96.1
- 13Subaru87.9
- 14Cars & Bids86.9
- 15Chevrolet81.3
- 16Buick80.9
- 17Kelley Blue Book71.8
- 18Infiniti70.7
- 19Honda69.6
- 20Ford67.3
- 21Autonomy (organization)67.3
- 22AutoTempest66.6
- 23Sixt+64.3
- 24TrueCar60.9
- 25Carfax58.7
- 26BMW Financial Services58.4
- 27AutoNation58.0
- 28Craigslist56.9
- 29Ford Credit54.0
- 30Mazda50.1
- 31Enterprise Car Sales47.2
- 32Driveway45.7
- 33Honda Financial Services45.0
- 34GM Financial42.2
- 35eBay Motors39.7
- 36Porsche Drive Monthly39.4
- 37Care By Volvo39.0
- 38Hertz Car Sales38.8
- 39Hertz My Car38.0
- 40Drivetime37.1
- 41Toyota Financial Services34.6
- 42Flexcar33.7
- 43Subscribe with Enterprise32.5
- 44Penske Automotive Group30.2
- 45Sonic Automotive28.4
- 46Hendrick Automotive28.0
- 47Peddle26.2
- 48Acura25.3
- 49Asbury Automotive Group23.6
- 50Costco Auto Program23.4
- 1CarMax385.3
- 2Carvana289.0
- 3CarGurus200.2
- 4Cars.com170.2
- 5Autotrader163.3
- 6Toyota121.7
- 7Facebook Marketplace119.7
- 8Edmunds106.7
- 9Porsche105.6
- 10Lexus100.9
- 11Bring a Trailer98.2
- 12MINI96.1
- 13Subaru87.9
- 14Cars & Bids86.9
- 15Chevrolet81.3
- 16Buick80.9
- 17Kelley Blue Book71.8
- 18Infiniti70.7
- 19Honda69.6
- 20Ford67.3
- 21Autonomy (organization)67.3
- 22AutoTempest66.6
- 23Sixt+64.3
- 24TrueCar60.9
- 25Carfax58.7
- 26BMW Financial Services58.4
- 27AutoNation58.0
- 28Craigslist56.9
- 29Ford Credit54.0
- 30Mazda50.1
- 31Enterprise Car Sales47.2
- 32Driveway45.7
- 33Honda Financial Services45.0
- 34GM Financial42.2
- 35eBay Motors39.7
- 36Porsche Drive Monthly39.4
- 37Care By Volvo39.0
- 38Hertz Car Sales38.8
- 39Hertz My Car38.0
- 40Drivetime37.1
- 41Toyota Financial Services34.6
- 42Flexcar33.7
- 43Subscribe with Enterprise32.5
- 44Penske Automotive Group30.2
- 45Sonic Automotive28.4
- 46Hendrick Automotive28.0
- 47Peddle26.2
- 48Acura25.3
- 49Asbury Automotive Group23.6
- 50Costco Auto Program23.4
Top 50 of 148
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
9Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 9 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CarMax | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2Carvana | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3CarGurus | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 4Cars.com | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5Autotrader | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 6Toyota | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 7Facebook Marketplace | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 8Edmunds | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 9Porsche | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10Lexus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 11Bring a Trailer | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 12MINI | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13Subaru | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 14Cars & Bids | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 15Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 3
- 10
- 35
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 26
- Answers naming the brand
- 3
- 10
- 35
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 26
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| CarMax | 35 | Carvana (26), CarGurus (19), Autotrader (17) |
| Carvana | 27 | CarMax (26), CarGurus (18), Autotrader (17) |
| CarGurus | 20 | CarMax (19), Carvana (18), Autotrader (17) |
| Cars.com | 18 | Carvana (17), CarMax (17), Autotrader (16) |
| Autotrader | 18 | CarGurus (17), Carvana (17), CarMax (17) |
| Toyota | 17 | Honda (10), Subaru (9), CarMax (9) |
| Facebook Marketplace | 13 | Cars.com (12), Carvana (12), CarMax (11) |
| Edmunds | 13 | CarGurus (13), CarMax (13), Carvana (12) |
| Porsche | 10 | MINI (9), Lexus (9), Subaru (9) |
| Lexus | 13 | Subaru (11), MINI (9), Buick (9) |
| Bring a Trailer | 12 | Cars.com (12), Carvana (12), CarMax (12) |
| MINI | 10 | Lexus (9), Porsche (9), Subaru (9) |
| Subaru | 14 | Lexus (11), MINI (9), Toyota (9) |
| Cars & Bids | 10 | Cars.com (10), Carvana (10), Autotrader (9) |
| Chevrolet | 9 | Toyota (7), Subaru (6), MINI (5) |
| Buick | 9 | Lexus (9), MINI (8), Subaru (8) |
| Kelley Blue Book | 10 | CarGurus (10), CarMax (10), Edmunds (9) |
| Infiniti | 7 | MINI (7), Lexus (7), Buick (7) |
| Honda | 13 | Toyota (10), AutoNation (8), Subaru (7) |
| Ford | 10 | Toyota (8), Honda (6), Subaru (6) |
| Autonomy (organization) | 5 | Sixt+ (4) |
| AutoTempest | 6 | Autotrader (6), Cars.com (6), CarGurus (6) |
| Sixt+ | 5 | Autonomy (organization) (4) |
| TrueCar | 6 | Carvana (6), CarMax (6), CarGurus (5) |
| Carfax | 9 | Kelley Blue Book (9), CarGurus (9), CarMax (9) |
| BMW Financial Services | 5 | Ford Credit (2), Ford (1), Chevrolet (1) |
| AutoNation | 11 | Toyota (8), Honda (8), CarMax (7) |
| Craigslist | 7 | Facebook Marketplace (7), Cars.com (6), Carvana (6) |
| Ford Credit | 3 | BMW Financial Services (2), Ford (1), Chevrolet (1) |
| Mazda | 9 | Subaru (8), Ford (5), MINI (5) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | edmunds.com | 10 |
| 2 | cargurus.com | 10 |
| 3 | youtube.com | 8 |
| 4 | reddit.com | 8 |
| 5 | jdpower.com | 8 |
| 6 | cars.com | 7 |
| 7 | autotrader.com | 7 |
| 8 | carvana.com | 7 |
| 9 | carmax.com | 6 |
| 10 | carfax.com | 5 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| edmunds.com | CarMax | 10 |
| edmunds.com | Carvana | 8 |
| carmax.com | CarMax | 8 |
| youtube.com | CarMax | 7 |
| carvana.com | CarMax | 7 |
| carvana.com | Carvana | 7 |
| cargurus.com | Carvana | 7 |
| cargurus.com | CarMax | 7 |
| carmax.com | Carvana | 6 |
| cargurus.com | Cars.com | 6 |
| autotrader.com | CarMax | 6 |
| reddit.com | CarMax | 6 |
| cargurus.com | CarGurus | 5 |
| reddit.com | Autotrader | 5 |
| autotrader.com | Cars.com | 5 |
| cargurus.com | Facebook Marketplace | 5 |
| reddit.com | Cars.com | 5 |
| cargurus.com | Autotrader | 5 |
| sherpaautotransport.com | CarGurus | 5 |
| autotrader.com | Carvana | 5 |
| reddit.com | Carvana | 5 |
| edmunds.com | CarGurus | 4 |
| youtube.com | Cars.com | 4 |
| sherpaautotransport.com | Autotrader | 4 |
| reddit.com | CarGurus | 4 |
| cargurus.com | Edmunds | 4 |
| sherpaautotransport.com | CarMax | 4 |
| carmax.com | Autotrader | 4 |
| carmax.com | Cars.com | 4 |
| sherpaautotransport.com | Carvana | 4 |
| carmax.com | CarGurus | 4 |
| carvana.com | Cars.com | 4 |
| sherpaautotransport.com | Cars.com | 4 |
| youtube.com | Carvana | 4 |
| autotrader.com | Facebook Marketplace | 4 |
| edmunds.com | Edmunds | 4 |
| youtube.com | Toyota | 3 |
| autotrader.com | Autotrader | 3 |
| carvana.com | Autotrader | 3 |
| carvana.com | CarGurus | 3 |
| carvana.com | Facebook Marketplace | 3 |
| edmunds.com | Toyota | 3 |
| edmunds.com | Autotrader | 3 |
| edmunds.com | Cars.com | 3 |
| edmunds.com | Facebook Marketplace | 3 |
| reddit.com | Edmunds | 3 |
| reddit.com | Facebook Marketplace | 3 |
| sherpaautotransport.com | Edmunds | 3 |
| youtube.com | Autotrader | 3 |
| youtube.com | CarGurus | 3 |
| carmax.com | Facebook Marketplace | 2 |
| carmax.com | Edmunds | 2 |
| carmax.com | Toyota | 2 |
| sherpaautotransport.com | Facebook Marketplace | 2 |
| autotrader.com | Toyota | 2 |
| autotrader.com | Edmunds | 2 |
| autotrader.com | CarGurus | 2 |
| youtube.com | Edmunds | 2 |
| youtube.com | Facebook Marketplace | 2 |
| reddit.com | Toyota | 2 |
| carvana.com | Edmunds | 2 |
| cargurus.com | Toyota | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
By region
This category is measured separately in 87 cities in the United States and Canada. Regional results are shown per city and are not added to the national ranking above.
United States and Canada
New York City
- Leading business by region
- A different business leads in every region87 cities
- Anchorage, AKKendall Toyota of Anchorage
- Phoenix, AZCamelback Toyota
- Tucson, AZPrecision Toyota of Tucson
- Little Rock, ARCrain Ford of Little Rock
- Fresno, CABlackstone Chevrolet
- Los Angeles, CAHonda of Downtown Los Angeles
- Orange County, CaliforniaToyota of Orange
- Sacramento, CACarSight Inc
- San Diego, CAKearny Mesa Hyundai
- San Francisco, CASan Francisco Toyota
- San Jose, CAStevens Creek Toyota
- Colorado Springs, COSprings Automotive Group
- Denver, COMountain States Toyota
- Washington, DCUniversal Auto Group
- Jacksonville, FLAutoline Preowned
- Miami, FLToyota of North Miami
- Fort Lauderdale, FLTxTCharlie
- Orlando, FLToyota of Orlando
- Tampa, FLVeterans Ford
- Atlanta, GARick Hendrick Toyota Sandy Springs
- Honolulu, HIAutozilla Car Buying Center
- Boise, IDLarry H. Miller Honda Boise
- Chicago, ILMcGrath Lexus of Chicago
- Indianapolis, INO’Brien Toyota
- Des Moines, IASmart Honda Des Moines
- Wichita, KSDavis-Moore Chevrolet
- Louisville, KYToyota of Louisville
- Baton Rouge, LARoyal Nissan
- New Orleans, LAToyota of New Orleans
- Baltimore, MDDARCARS Toyota of Baltimore
- Boston, MATasca Toyota of Boston
- Detroit, MIJefferson Chevrolet
- Grand Rapids, MIToyota of Grand Rapids
- Minneapolis, MNPoquet Auto
- Kansas City, MOMolle Toyota
- St. Louis, MOAckerman Toyota
- Omaha, NESchrier Automotive
- Las Vegas, NVSubaru Of Las Vegas
- Reno, NVDolan Toyota
- Albuquerque, NMLarry H. Miller American Toyota Albuquerque
- Buffalo, NYWest Herr Toyota of Williamsville
- New York CityMajor World Used Cars
- BrooklynToyota of Bay Ridge
- Long IslandToyota of Massapequa
- Rochester, NYBob Johnson Toyota
- Syracuse, NYRomano Subaru
- Charlotte, NCEchoPark Automotive Charlotte
- Greensboro, NCToyota of Greensboro
- Raleigh, NCAtlas Motor Co.
- Cincinnati, OHMcCluskey Chevrolet Buick GMC
- Cleveland, OHSam's Motorcars
- Columbus, OHGermain Mazda West
- Dayton, OHWhite Allen Honda
- Toledo, OHBrondes Ford Toledo
- Oklahoma City, OKJim Norton Toyota of OKC
- Tulsa, OKJim Glover Chevrolet
- Portland, ORToyota of Portland
- Philadelphia, PAKia on the Boulevard
- Pittsburgh, PARohrich Honda
- Charleston, SCHendrick Lexus Charleston
- Columbia, SCGolden Motors
- Greenville, SCToyota of Greenville
- Knoxville, TNRusty Wallace Honda
- Memphis, TNChuck Hutton Toyota
- Nashville, TNVehicles Nashville
- Austin, TXHowdy Honda
- Dallas, TXTexas Cars Direct
- Fort Worth, TXDavid McDavid Ford Fort Worth
- El Paso, TXPoe Toyota
- Houston, TXMac Haik Chevrolet
- San Antonio, TXCavender Toyota
- Richmond, VAAudi Richmond
- Virginia Beach, VAHall Honda Virginia Beach
- Seattle, WAEnterprise Car Sales
- Spokane, WAWendle Ford
- Madison, WIEast Madison Toyota
- Milwaukee, WIHeiser Toyota
- Calgary, ABMacleod Trail Toyota
- Edmonton, ABToyota Northwest Edmonton
- Vancouver, BCCarter Honda
- Winnipeg, MBAuto Show Sales & Finance
- Halifax, NSColonial Honda
- Kitchener, ONTabangi Motors Kitchener
- London, ONToyotaTown
- Ottawa, ONCar-On Auto Sales
- Toronto, ONAutorama
- Montreal, QCSean Auto Sales
The name beside a city is the business AI named most there.
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