AI Search Brand Visibility Analysis
Automotive Google Gemini Research | Q1 2026
Study Overview
This analysis examines how Google's Gemini AI responds to 5,000 UK car-buying queries across 10 models, 10 cities, and 5 buying themes. Use the tabs above to explore grounding sources, filter by model/city/theme, and discover which sources Gemini relies on most.
Source Citations by Car Model
Source Citations by City
Source Citations by Theme
Top 15 Grounding Sources (All Queries)
Grounding Sources Analysis
Filter sources by selecting/deselecting car models, cities, and themes. The table recalculates based on your active filters.
| # | Source Domain | Citations ▼ | Models | Cities | Themes | Distribution |
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Analysis by Car Model
Select a car model to see its top grounding sources, city distribution, and theme breakdown.
Top Sources
Citations by City
Citations by Theme
Analysis by City
Select a city to see its top grounding sources, model distribution, and theme breakdown.
Top Sources
Citations by Car Model
Citations by Theme
Analysis by Buying Theme
Select a buying theme to see which sources Gemini prioritises for each type of car-buying query.
Top Sources
Citations by Car Model
Citations by City
Cross-Dimension Heatmaps
Visualise source citation density across every combination of models, cities, and themes.
Model × City (Total Citations)
Model × Theme (Total Citations)
City × Theme (Total Citations)
Source Explorer
Search for any source domain to see its complete citation profile across all models, cities, and themes.
Start typing to explore a source
Top 50 Dealerships
Dealerships extracted from Gemini AI responses. Filter by car model, city, and buying theme to see which dealerships are recommended most. Based on 18,746 total dealer mentions across 4,951 queries.
Top 15 Dealerships (Filtered)
Mentions by Theme
| # | Dealership | Mentions ▼ | Models | Cities | Themes | Distribution |
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