Cars Trends on YouTube 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

#TopicGrowth (WoW)Posts (7d)Views (7d)
1minivan+15225%81.2M
2educational or how-to+1029%11213.5K
3auto loan+828%12506.1K
4product launch+716%211.3M
5gasoline-13%9471.3K

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Top automotive posts this week

  • Greatness | New 2027 Chrysler Pacific​a

    Chrysler · YouTube · 735K views

  • Tesla Cathode Factory

    Tesla · YouTube · 203.9K views

  • Meet the All-Electric 2027 Toyota C-HR | Toyota

    Toyota · YouTube · 35.6K views

  • Are you into the Toyota RAV4 GR Sport?

    Cars.com · YouTube · 13.3K views

  • Jeep® Wrangler Smoky Mountain | Twelve 4 Twelve | Drop 10​

    Jeep · YouTube · 11.1K views

  • Marcus Ericsson x Acura MDX Type S

    Acura · YouTube · 4.1K 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 YouTube right now?

The fastest-rising automotive topic this week is "minivan", up +15225% in views week-over-week with 1.2M views across 8 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.

How often is this page updated?

Every week, from the latest full scrape of brand channels. Subscribers get trend movement daily, with per-brand and per-post breakdowns.

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