Negative keywords for car dealerships. Buyers, not gamers or renters.
Car searches reach gamers, renters, toy buyers and people selling privately. This list blocks them, and leaves used cars and servicing alone because dealers sell both.
- 24 negatives for this industry, plus the general groups.
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24 negative keywords
- "0-60 time"
- "car game"
- "car games"
- "car hire airport"
- "car meme"
- "car memes"
- "car rental"
- "craigslist"
- "facebook marketplace"
- "for sale by owner"
- "forza"
- "hertz"
- "hot wheels"
- "private seller"
- "private sellers"
- "remote control car"
- "remote control cars"
- "rent a car"
- "top speed"
- "toy car"
- "toy cars"
- "turo"
- "wallpaper"
- "wallpapers"
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Why these searches cost you
Model names are searched by fans, gamers and renters as much as by buyers. A dealer pays the same for each click.
Used cars and servicing are part of a dealer's business, so the general Used and Repairs groups are left off this list.
Words to check before you block them
These look like waste on most accounts. On some of yours they may be customers, so read your search terms before adding them.
- used, second hand
- Most dealers sell used cars. Keep them.
- lease
- Keep if you offer leasing; block only rental brands.
- service, MOT
- Workshop work for many dealers. Keep if you have a service department.
How to use the list
Add the list to a shared negative keyword list and attach it to every Search, Shopping and Performance Max campaign. Phrase match is a safe default for single words.
Negatives do not match close variants, so the generator adds the plurals. Never add a negative for a search that has converted in the last year.
Then read your own search terms every week at first. A starting list catches the common cases; your report shows the ones that are yours.
Questions, answered.
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What negative keywords should a car dealer use?
Toys and games, rental brands, private sale sites and fan searches like wallpapers and top speed. Keep used, lease and service searches.
Should dealers block other brands?
Only brands you do not sell. Searches for a model you stock, even from another dealer's ad, can be your buyers.
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