Industry report · Data as of 1. September 2026
Automotive & Mobility
AI models recommend Vision-Mobility 32 times in this vertical, but the brand does not appear in classic web search.
Vision-Mobility is the most cited brand by AI assistants, despite not ranking in the top 10 of classic web search results. This highlights a categorical mismatch where queries explicitly seeking transactional services like vehicle purchasing, leasing, and rentals are led by a media publication in AI responses. Across the wider top 15 list, however, online marketplaces and service providers remain the most frequently appearing business types.
15 Queries Sample: 192 AI models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity
What stands out in this industry
Achtung.app derives every observation directly from the collected numbers. It describes visibility in AI answers, not product quality.
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Channel consensus
7 of 10 top brands appear in both channels. The others are named only by AI or only in classic web search.
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Leader in both channels
mobile.de is the most-cited brand in AI answers and is also prominent in classic web search.
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Largest channel asymmetry
ADAC appears 8× in classic web search and is named 29× by AI. Stronger in classic web search than in AI answers.
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Single provider dominant
Volkswagen gets 89 % of its AI mentions from a single model (ChatGPT). The other providers rarely name the brand.
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Web search only
33 domains appear in classic web search but are named by no AI model. Mostly comparison portals, trade media, and established industry sites.
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Stability
1 % of AI mentions are stable. The others may be missing on the next query; reproducible visibility cannot be taken for granted.
The 10 most visible brands in AI answers
Ranked by AI prominence, a consolidated 0–100 visibility score: how often a brand is named, across how many AI models, at what position, and in what sentiment. Two further factors (recommendation strength, momentum) cannot be measured here and remain hidden. How the score is calculated
| # | Brand | Prominence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
mobile.de
mobile.de |
56.9 |
| 2 |
Sixt
sixt.de |
56.8 |
| 3 |
ADAC
adac.de |
55.5 |
| 4 |
GoLeasy
goleasy.de |
55.2 |
| 5 |
AutoScout24
autoscout24.de |
54.2 |
| 6 |
EV6
vision-mobility.de |
51.9 |
| 7 |
Media
media.stellantis.com |
49.2 |
| 8 |
FINN
finn.com |
48.9 |
| 9 |
Businessinsider
businessinsider.de |
48.6 |
| 10 |
easyWerkstatt
easywerkstatt.com |
48.0 |
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How the current top brands ranked across previous measurement cycles. Achtung.app re-collects each industry report monthly and keeps earlier snapshots archived.
| Brand | July 2026 | Current |
|---|---|---|
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mobile.de
mobile.de |
#8 | #1 |
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Sixt
sixt.de |
#4 | #2 |
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ADAC
adac.de |
#2 | #3 |
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GoLeasy
goleasy.de |
#3 | #4 |
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AutoScout24
autoscout24.de |
#9 | #5 |
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EV6
vision-mobility.de |
#6 | #6 |
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Media
media.stellantis.com |
– | #7 |
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FINN
finn.com |
#1 | #8 |
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Businessinsider
businessinsider.de |
– | #9 |
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easyWerkstatt
easywerkstatt.com |
– | #10 |
– = not in the top 10 of that measurement cycle.
Same brands, different visibility
Brands present in both channels, normalized to the per-channel peak and sorted by asymmetry. A long AI bar next to a short web-search bar means the brand is named disproportionately often by AI models even though it barely appears in organic web-search results. The reverse holds too.
Normalized per channel to the peak · sorted by |Δ|
Normalized per channel to the peak · sorted by |Δ|
Normalized per channel to the peak · sorted by |Δ|
Normalized per channel to the peak · sorted by |Δ|
Normalized per channel to the peak · sorted by |Δ|
AI top 10 vs. web-search top 10
On the left, the brands named most often in AI answers; on the right, the brands most visible in classic web-search results. Pink lines connect brands that appear in both top-10 lists.
3 AI only 7 in both 3 web search only
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1
32 Nennungen
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2
29 Nennungen
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3
29 Nennungen
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4
24 Nennungen
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5
23 Nennungen
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1
ADAC⌀ Rank 3,5 · 8 Treffer
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2
Mivodo⌀ Rank 2,3 · 4 Treffer
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3
Leasingmarkt⌀ Rank 4,0 · 5 Treffer
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4
Sixt⌀ Rank 4,6 · 5 Treffer
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5
FINN⌀ Rank 5,8 · 6 Treffer
Where web search and AI diverge
Brands only one of the two channels knows. For one side that is a gap in AI visibility, for the other a gap in classic web search.
Visible in web search, absent from AI answers
| Brand | Web hits |
|---|---|
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My-Hammer
my-hammer.de |
3 |
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Echoes
echoes.solutions |
2 |
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Fuer-Gruender
fuer-gruender.de |
2 |
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Softwareabc24
softwareabc24.de |
3 |
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Fuhrpark
fuhrpark.de |
2 |
Visible in AI answers, absent from web search
| Brand | AI mentions |
|---|---|
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EV6
vision-mobility.de |
32 |
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Hyundai
hyundai.com |
19 |
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Media
media.stellantis.com |
13 |
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auto motor und sport
auto-motor-und-sport.de |
9 |
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Ford
ford.de |
9 |
One-off hits are excluded: a brand appears here from two mentions in the respective channel onwards. GEO gap in the glossary
How stable are the AI mentions?
AI models do not answer deterministically. Achtung.app runs every query multiple times per model and measures how reliably a brand is named.
| Classification | Brands |
|---|---|
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Stable
appears reliably in ≥ 2 of 3 runs
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3 |
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Borderline
appears in 1 of 3 runs; plan for it with care
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47 |
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Drift
appears only sporadically; may be missing on the next run
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213 |
Based on 263 brands with a recorded run consistency. Run consistency in the glossary
The queries Achtung.app tracked
15 brand-free queries, each put to every AI model and to classic web search.
The queries ask for: 7× service providers 4× marketplaces 3× products 1× media outlet
| Query | AI top |
|---|---|
| beste Flottenmanagement Software KMU | Vimcar 6× |
| Fahrzeugleasing Angebote Selbstständige | KR Leasing 6× |
| Carsharing Anbieter Firmenkunden | book-n-drive 6× |
| Gebrauchtwagen Ankauf Händler | mobile.de 5× |
| beste Werkstatt Software | easyWerkstatt 7× |
| auto kaufen gebraucht günstig | AutoUncle 7× |
| auto kaufen angebote | MeinAuto.de 7× |
| autovermietung berlin | Avis 9× |
| auto leasing privat | Mister Leasing 3× |
| auto leasing vergleich | GoLeasy 8× |
| auto abo vergleich | Faaren 5× |
| auto abo sofort verfügbar | GoLeasy 9× |
| e-auto-förderung rechner | Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA) 4× |
| e-auto kleinwagen testsieger | Hyundai Inster 8× |
| autowerkstatt in der nähe | Bosch Car Service 8× |
Consensus = how many of the AI top-3 brands also appear in the classic web search top 3.
Brands compared
Every brand with at least one AI mention, ranked by AI prominence. The order measures visibility, not quality.
| # | Brand | Prominence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
mobile.de
mobile.de Marketplace / directory
|
56.9 |
| 2 |
Sixt
sixt.de Service provider
|
56.8 |
| 3 |
ADAC
adac.de Institution
|
55.5 |
| 4 |
GoLeasy
goleasy.de Marketplace / directory
|
55.2 |
| 5 |
AutoScout24
autoscout24.de Marketplace / directory
|
54.2 |
| 6 |
EV6
vision-mobility.de Media outlet
|
51.9 |
| 7 |
Media
media.stellantis.com Enterprise
|
49.2 |
| 8 |
FINN
finn.com Service provider
|
48.9 |
| 9 |
Businessinsider
businessinsider.de Media outlet
|
48.6 |
| 10 |
easyWerkstatt
easywerkstatt.com Product
|
48.0 |
| 11 |
Carwow
carwow.de Marketplace / directory
|
47.8 |
| 12 |
Mivodo
mivodo.com Marketplace / directory
|
46.8 |
| 13 |
Avis
avis.de Service provider
|
46.6 |
| 14 |
MeinAuto
meinauto.de Marketplace / directory
|
45.1 |
| 15 |
Škoda
skoda-auto.com Enterprise
|
44.7 |
| 16 |
Boschcarservice
boschcarservice.com Service provider
|
44.3 |
| 17 |
Renault R5 E-Tech Electric
renault.de Enterprise
|
43.8 |
| 18 |
Leasingmarkt
leasingmarkt.de Marketplace / directory
|
43.1 |
| 19 |
Catama-Software
catama-software.de Product
|
43.1 |
| 20 |
Free2move
free2move.com Service provider
|
42.7 |
| 21 |
Hyundai
hyundai.com Enterprise
|
42.4 |
| 22 |
Hertz
hertz.de Service provider
|
41.5 |
| 23 |
Flinkster
flinkster.de Service provider
|
40.5 |
| 24 |
Vimcar
vimcar.de Product
|
40.1 |
| 25 |
Smartwerkstatt
smartwerkstatt.cloud Product
|
38.9 |
| 26 |
book-n-drive Carsharing
book-n-drive.de Service provider
|
38.2 |
| 27 |
Autouncle
autouncle.de Marketplace / directory
|
38.2 |
| 28 |
Volkswagen
volkswagen.de Enterprise
|
37.8 |
| 29 |
Enterprise
enterprise.de
|
37.1 |
| 30 |
Leasingkostencheck
leasingkostencheck.de
|
37.1 |
| 31 |
HUK-Autowelt
huk-autowelt.de
|
37.1 |
| 32 |
Mobility-X
mobility-x.de Service provider
|
36.6 |
| 33 |
Deloitte
deloitte.com
|
36.6 |
| 34 |
FairGarage Kfz-Werkstattportal
fairgarage.com Marketplace / directory
|
36.4 |
| 35 |
LeasingCockpit
leasingcockpit.de Product
|
35.9 |
| 36 |
Allane
allane.de Service provider
|
35.9 |
| 37 |
Fleethouse
fleethouse.com
|
35.4 |
| 38 |
Leasing-Point
leasing-point.de
|
35.4 |
| 39 |
Europcar
europcar.de Service provider
|
35.2 |
| 40 |
auto motor und sport
auto-motor-und-sport.de Media outlet
|
35.2 |
| 41 |
Vwfs
vwfs.de
|
35.0 |
| 42 |
Auto
auto.de Marketplace / directory
|
34.9 |
| 43 |
Startbase
startbase.de
|
34.9 |
| 44 |
Wirkaufendeinauto
wirkaufendeinauto.de
|
34.9 |
| 45 |
RIO Cloud
automotiveworld.com Media outlet
|
34.7 |
| 46 |
Autohero
autohero.com Marketplace / directory
|
34.7 |
| 47 |
ABOfahren
abofahren.de Marketplace / directory
|
34.5 |
| 48 |
Autohaus24
autohaus24.de Marketplace / directory
|
34.1 |
| 49 |
Null-Leasing
null-leasing.com Marketplace / directory
|
34.0 |
| 50 |
KR Leasing
kr-leasing.de Service provider
|
33.6 |
| 51 |
Zeitmechanik
zeitmechanik.net Product
|
33.6 |
| 52 |
Pkw
pkw.de
|
33.6 |
| 53 |
myAutoAbo
my-auto-abo.de Marketplace / directory
|
33.5 |
| 54 |
Fiat 500 Elektro
fiat.de Enterprise
|
33.4 |
| 55 |
MHC Mobility
mhcmobility.de Service provider
|
32.8 |
| 56 |
CARA.fleet
cara-fleet.de
|
32.8 |
| 57 |
Model Y Standard
tesla.com
|
32.8 |
| 58 |
Glinicke
glinicke.de
|
32.8 |
| 59 |
Pneuhage
pneuhage.de
|
32.8 |
| 60 |
Zetex-Autoabo
zetex-autoabo.de
|
32.8 |
| 61 |
Cariad
cariad.technology
|
32.8 |
| 62 |
Aezautomobile
aezautomobile.de
|
32.8 |
| 63 |
Workshop Software
workshop-software.de
|
32.8 |
| 64 |
MG4 EV Urban
mg.co.uk
|
32.8 |
| 65 |
Audi
audi.de Enterprise
|
32.4 |
| 66 |
Enterprisemobility
enterprisemobility.de Enterprise
|
32.2 |
| 67 |
Deutsche Leasing
deutsche-leasing.com
|
31.7 |
| 68 |
Autoleap
autoleap.com
|
31.7 |
| 69 |
Copart
copart.com
|
31.7 |
| 70 |
Uscar-Trader
uscar-trader.com
|
31.7 |
| 71 |
Energiefoerderrechner
energiefoerderrechner.de
|
31.7 |
| 72 |
Rechenportal
rechenportal.de
|
31.7 |
| 73 |
Winquick-Kfz-Pg
winquick-kfz-pg.software.informer.com Product
|
31.3 |
| 74 |
Caradvance
caradvance.de
|
31.3 |
| 75 |
Byd
byd.com
|
31.3 |
| 76 |
Faaren
faaren.com Marketplace / directory
|
30.8 |
| 77 |
Carano
carano.de
|
30.8 |
| 78 |
Budget
budget.de
|
30.8 |
| 79 |
Fabucarfix
fabucarfix.de
|
30.8 |
| 80 |
BAFA
bafa.de
|
30.8 |
| 81 |
Autoabos
autoabos.org Media outlet
|
30.6 |
| 82 |
Samsara
samsara.com
|
30.6 |
| 83 |
Getyourdrive
getyourdrive.com
|
30.5 |
| 84 |
NachweisWerk
nachweiswerk.de
|
30.5 |
| 85 |
Linqo
linqo.de
|
30.5 |
| 86 |
Rolland-Automobile
rolland-automobile.de
|
30.5 |
| 87 |
HDS-Software für moderne Kfz-Betriebe
hds-software.de
|
30.5 |
| 88 |
Citroën C1
citroen.fr
|
30.5 |
| 89 |
Elektroquatsch
elektroquatsch.de
|
30.5 |
| 90 |
Ok-Carservice
ok-carservice.de
|
30.5 |
| 91 |
Renntier-24
renntier-24.de
|
30.5 |
| 92 |
E-Auto-Foerderung-Rechner
e-auto-foerderung-rechner.de
|
30.5 |
| 93 | Car Company | 30.5 |
| 94 | synatos GmbH | 30.5 |
| 95 |
Heimdrive-Autovermietung
heimdrive-autovermietung.de
|
30.5 |
| 96 |
Abo
abo.caradvance.de
|
30.5 |
| 97 |
Mirento
mirento.de
|
30.4 |
| 98 |
Mister-Leasing
mister-leasing.de Marketplace / directory
|
30.2 |
| 99 |
Buddeautomobile
buddeautomobile.de
|
29.8 |
| 100 |
Kamux
kamux.de
|
29.8 |
Showing 100 of 263 brands with an AI mention. The complete dataset is available as PDF, CSV or JSON. Δ = web-search prominence minus AI prominence, only for brands present in both channels. The category (service provider, product, marketplace, media outlet) is classified only for the most-mentioned brands; it stays empty for the rest.
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Download PDFMethodology
Achtung.app sends typical German-language queries for each industry to classic web search and to the active AI models. Queries are brand-free, so results show which brands surface organically. Both channels receive identical prompts so answers can be compared directly. Every brand named in the responses is extracted and consolidated on its canonical domain. The classic-web-search source is Brave Search, a Google-independent organic index.
3 runs per AI model per query; classic web search via a single top-10 fetch. Models queried: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity. Platforms and infrastructure (e.g. Google Analytics, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok) are excluded from the brand list because they are marketing channels, not competitors.
How Achtung.app collects, evaluates and what the method cannot do is set out in full in the methodology. Terms such as AI prominence, run consistency and GEO gap are explained in the glossary.
Frequently asked questions about this report
AI prominence is a 0–100 score built from four measured factors: in how many queries the brand is named (coverage), how many of the evaluated AI platforms cite it (breadth), where it appears in the answers (position), and how the mentions read (sentiment). Only measured values go in — no estimates.
This report is based on answers from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity. Each query was asked multiple times per platform; the details are in the methodology note above.
The numbers come from the collection run of 1. September 2026. Achtung.app re-collects this report monthly; the ranking and texts are fully recomputed each time.
No. The ranking measures how visible a brand is in AI answers, not the quality of its products or services. A high AI prominence means AI assistants name the brand frequently and prominently when users ask questions in this field.
The report only lists brands that appeared in the AI answers or in the classic web search top 10 for the tested queries. If a brand is missing, it was not named for this query set; that says nothing about other topic areas. Pure platform and infrastructure domains are deliberately excluded.
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