Cars Trends on Instagram This Week (September 2026)

This week's automotive trends: the topics gaining views fastest and the best performing car content.

Last updated · refreshed weekly from Submarine.ai data

Rising topics this week

#TopicGrowth (WoW)Posts (7d)Views (7d)
1teaser or pre-launch+1829%113.4M
2gasoline+699%17683K
3hatchback+239%8736.1K
4reduced co2+203%242.1M
5plug-in hybrid+129%855.4K

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Top automotive posts this week

  • Is it Polestar 4, or something else entirely? Yes. Polestar 4 SUV. Learn more via link in bio.

    Polestar · Instagram · 2.3M views

  • Juste le soleil, la route… et la Nouvelle Nissan LEAF ☀️ Pensez à covoiturer #SeDéplacerMoinsPolluer #Nissan #Nissanfra

    Nissan · Instagram · 1.1M views

  • 60 ans d'histoire, 57 millions de raisons de célébrer. ❤️ Depuis 1966, la Toyota Corolla accompagne des générations de

    Toyota · Instagram · 733.2K views

  • L'électrique fait encore peur à certains... ⁣ Notre nouveau Hyundai IONIQ 3 balaye tous ces a priori en quelques seconde

    Hyundai · Instagram · 644.4K views

  • PAJERO/MONTERO Built on confidence and comfort. Elevated with a new sense of prestige. Step into the moments that make y

    Mitsubishi Motors · Instagram · 606.9K views

  • Une vidéo épique pour vous montrer le nouveau Škoda Epiq 🤌 Venez le découvrir en concession pendant les Journées Porte

    Skoda · Instagram · 177.8K views

Methodology

Submarine.ai tags every post from official brand channels with AI and measures topic momentum as week-over-week view growth (last 7 days vs the 7 days before). Topics shown here cleared minimum volume thresholds; figures are rounded. Updated weekly.

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Frequently asked questions

What is trending in automotive on Instagram right now?

The fastest-rising automotive topic this week is "teaser or pre-launch", up +1829% in views week-over-week with 3.4M views across 11 posts, according to Submarine.ai's weekly measurement.

How are these trends detected?

Submarine.ai tags and analyzes every post from official automotive brand channels on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. A topic counts as trending when its views grow sharply across multiple brands and posts. The growth figures compare the last 7 days to the 7 days before.

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