Independent automotive intelligence

Understand your automotive
marketing performance

Sophus3 measures how people research cars online, compares your performance with competitors and shows what happens after they see your advertising. We help you improve campaigns, websites and lead generation.

20+ years in automotive · Independent of media sellers

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Digital benchmarking

Compare your website with competing car brands

eDataXchange automotive digital competitor benchmarking compares audiences, model research and buying actions across car brands, helping you identify where your website or campaigns need to improve.

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Analytics capabilities

Find where the automotive buying journey loses enquiries

We audit website tracking and analyse configurator and lead-form completion, so your team can fix reporting gaps and help more car buyers complete an enquiry.

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Actionable insight

Understand why car research does not become an enquiry

Our analysts compare interest in models with website use and enquiry activity to identify gaps in offers, content or the automotive buying journey.

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Attribution with Amazon

Measure automotive website activity after advertising

Working with partners including Amazon Prime Video, ITV, Sky and Carwow, we measure subsequent model research, configurations and test-drive enquiries to help you evaluate your campaigns.

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Sophus3 research library

Automotive research reports, videos and case studies

Go deeper with original Sophus3 whitepapers, EV Index benchmark reports, summit recordings and industry case studies.

Trusted across automotive

Automotive brands rely on
our analytics and benchmarking

36 automotive client relationships.
20+ years of digital buyer insight.

36 automotive client relationships
AudiVolkswagenŠkodaSEATCUPRAHyundaiPeugeotCitroënChanganOpelFordToyotaRenaultMercedes-BenzJaguarBMWNissanXPeng
MINILexusKiaLand RoverDS AutomobilesHondaDaciaFiatOmodaVauxhallSubaruAlfa RomeoAlpineMazdaJeepInfinitiGWMPolestar
Attribution partners
ITVCarwowAmazon PrimeSky
Forbes
“The biggest story in the automotive ecosystem to sell and engage with customers digitally will lie in technology enablers such as Sophus3.”

Forbes

Certified expertise to improve measurement and protect your data
Google Marketing Platform CertifiedGoogle Marketing Platform PartnerCertified in Analytics

Work with specialists whose platform expertise has been assessed by Google, helping your team implement reliable tracking and get more value from website and app reports.

TISAXTISAX certified

Your automotive business data is handled within an information-security framework assessed against rigorous automotive industry requirements, giving your team greater confidence when sharing sensitive information.

Our automotive services

We can fix your
data blindspots

Find out which advertising brings interested car buyers to your website, where they stop short of an enquiry and how your brand compares with competitors.

01
Marketing

Measure your automotive campaign performance

See whether people who saw your ads went on to research a model, configure a car or request a test drive.

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Compare website visits, model research and configurations among people who saw your campaign.

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02
Analytics

Improve the automotive buying journey

Repair missing website tracking and identify the steps that prevent car buyers from making an enquiry.

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Agree which website actions to measure, check they are recorded accurately and build useful reports.

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03
Planning

Compare your brand with competitors

Use eDataXchange automotive digital competitor benchmarking to compare website audiences, model interest and lead-generating actions.

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Compare digital demand, competitor movement and EV interest before planning investment.

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04
Market entry

Launch your car brand in a new market

Understand local competitors and digital best practice, then measure how your website and launch campaigns perform.

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Compare local competitors and check how buyers find your brand through websites, advertising and AI assistants.

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ITV × Carwow × Sophus3

ITV × Carwow campaign measurement
reported 129% more visits

Auto Match connects streamed-TV exposure with what viewers do next across automotive sites and Carwow.

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+129%

more visits

+133%mid-funnel effectiveness

−27%competitor brands considered

Initial published comparison with a standard ITVX campaign. Measured behaviour, not vehicle sales.
How we work

How we measure automotive
marketing and website performance

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01 / Agree the project

Define what success means

Agree which campaigns, models and markets to measure, and which actions matter, such as completed configurations or test-drive enquiries.

02 / Analyse the data

Measure car-buyer behaviour

Analyse website activity, advertising exposure or AI search answers, then compare results with the relevant audience, competitor or market benchmark.

03 / Recommend improvements

Identify what to improve

Explain which campaigns and website features perform well, where buyers drop out and what your team should test or improve next.

Protecting your automotive business data Sophus3 is TISAX certified, with information-security controls assessed against automotive industry requirements. We agree data permissions and the scope of every project before analysis begins. The public previews use illustrative data and collect no visitor inputs. Please avoid sending sensitive customer data through the enquiry form. Privacy information →
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Improve your automotive marketing and website performance

Tell us whether you need competitor benchmarks, campaign measurement, better website tracking or support for a new-market launch.

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