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Cars Trends on Instagram This Week (August 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
| # | Topic | Growth (WoW) | Posts (7d) | Views (7d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | partnership / collab / co-branding | +2477% | 11 | 1.1M |
| 2 | teaser or pre-launch | +479% | 9 | 4.2M |
| 3 | sustainable mobility | +372% | 27 | 1.1M |
| 4 | seasonal or holiday | +217% | 12 | 58.7K |
| 5 | suv | +71% | 34 | 5M |
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Top automotive posts this week
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Peugeot · Instagram · 1.1M views
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Subaru · Instagram · 716K views
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Free2move · Instagram · 274.8K views
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Chrysler · Instagram · 190.7K views
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Chevrolet · Instagram · 94.3K 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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What is trending in automotive on Instagram right now?
The fastest-rising automotive topic this week is "partnership / collab / co-branding", up +2477% in views week-over-week with 1.1M 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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