U.S. Automotive Social Media Insights – 2021

February 26, 2021

The U.S. Automotive Social Media Insights report delivers highlights to what customers are saying in their social media discussions about specific cars.

The table below outlines the total volume of shared social media articles per car manufacturer or brand, as well as the overall feeling (positive or negative) of those conversations.


Top 10 US Car Brands – By Overall Social Media Reach
Rank Brand Article Volume  Feeling
1 Tesla 377K +13
2 Toyota 232K +22
3 BMW 157K +21
4 Chevrolet 150K +28
5 Honda 137K +29
6 Porsche 131K +20
7 Mercedes 128K +21
8 Jeep 101K +33
9 Nissan 94K +28
10 Audi 71K +22

The tables below show the social media volume per brand on specific benchmarks. 

Top 10 Brands – Performance 
Rank Brand Volume 
1 Tesla 47K
2 Toyota 42K
3 BMW 32K
4 Porsche 30K
5 Chevrolet 29K
6 Mercedes 26K
7 Honda 24K
8 Nissan 18K
9 Audi 18K
10 Jeep 16K
Top 10 Brands – Quality
Rank Brand Volume 
1 Tesla 26K
2 Toyota 16K
3 Porsche 8K
4 Chevrolet 8K
5 BMW 8K
6 Mercedes 8K
7 Honda 7K
8 Nissan 6K
9 VW 6K
10 Hyundai 6K
Top 10 Brands – Design 
Rank Brand Volume 
1 Tesla 34K
2 Toyota 27K
3 Chevrolet 22K
4 Mercedes 21K
5 BMW 21K
6 Porsche 18K
7 Jeep 12K
8 Honda 12K
9 Audi 11K
10 Nissan 11K
Top 10 Brands – Safety  
Rank Brand Volume 
1 Tesla 25K
2 Toyota 20K
3 Chevrolet 13K
4 Porsche 12K
5 Mercedes 11K
6 BMW 11K
7 Honda 9K
8 VW 9K
9 Nissan 8K
10 Jeep 8K
Top 10 Brands – Customer Satisfaction
Rank Brand Volume
1 Toyota 17K
2 Tesla 11K
3 Chevrolet 10K
4 BMW 11K
5 Honda 11K
6 Mercedes 8K
7 Nissan 8K
8 Hyundai 8K
9 Jeep 7K
10 Audi 7K
Top 10 Brands – Value for Money
Rank Brand Volume 
1 Tesla 10K
2 Toyota 7K
3 BMW 4K
4 Chevrolet 4K
5 Porsche 4K
6 Mercedes 4K
7 Honda 4K
8 Nissan 3K
9 Hyundai 3K
10 Audi 3K
Top 10 Brands – Technology
Rank Brand Volume 
1 Tesla 39K
2 Toyota 16K
3 BMW 12K
4 Mercedes 11K
5 Hyundai 11K
6 Chevrolet 9K
7 Porsche 9K
8 VW 8K
9 Honda 7K
10 Nissan 7K
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