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November 2025

Whitepaper · November 2025

Automotive Search: The 2025 Market Intelligence Report

The UK automotive sector isn’t short on data. But if you want to understand where demand is going, and why it’s shifting, search remains the most honest signal in the market.

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January 2026

Whitepaper · January 2026

The State of the EV Search Marketing Landscape

Search captures the pulse of demand in a way that sales data alone cannot: highlighting not only which models and categories are winning attention, but also where barriers still slow conversion. By combining market context with search intelligence, we aim to give OEMs, leasing platforms, and marketplaces a clearer lens on digital demand: where to focus, where to reassure, and where to act fast to capture growth.

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November 2025

Whitepaper · November 2025

2025 Automotive Marketing Survey

UpShift surveyed 50 in-house automotive marketers, spanning a mix of roles and seniorities, to uncover the real challenges they face, the opportunities they see, and where they believe the industry is heading.

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October 2025

Whitepaper · October 2025

Brand vs Performance in Car Leasing: Who’s Winning?

What if your brand was the real reason your customers aren’t converting, not your product, price, or performance? In a crowded market with near-identical lease deals, slick comparison tables, and endless CTAs, most car leasing brokers have unknowingly slipped into commoditisation.

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+ 32 %
YOY increase in orders
+ 26 %
YOY increase in leads
CRO
PPC
SEO
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+ 1216 %
increase in search visibility
+ 129 %
increase in organic revenue
SEO
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+ 275 %
increase in search visibility since start of campaign
+ 44 %
increase in total leads
PPC
SEO
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+ 800 +
Target links across U.S. publications
+ 65 %
YoY Organic Traffic increase
SEO
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+ 89 %
EV keyword impressions increase
+ 130 %
EV keyword clicks increase
SEO
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+ 14 %
Organic conversion rate increase
+ 79 %
Transactional page clicks increase
CRO
SEO
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+ 430 +
Backlinks built since 2021
+ 1 st
Page ranking for car finance calculator
SEO
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+ 303 %
Visibilty increase
+ 130 %
Visibility increase in 1 year
SEO
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