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Brand Keywords

Use this reference when detecting automotive brands and estimating whether a prospect may have China-brand or brand-channel implications.

Brand keywords are signals, not lead qualification by themselves. A page named only <brand> + Maroc/Morocco is usually an OEM local branch or official brand page and should be excluded from outreach leads.

China-Brand Keywords

Use lowercase matching and include common variants when extending scripts.

Passenger And Light Commercial

  • baic
  • byd
  • changan
  • chery
  • dfsk
  • dongfeng
  • foton
  • forland
  • gac
  • geely
  • great wall
  • haval
  • jac
  • jetour
  • li auto
  • maxus
  • mg
  • nio
  • omoda
  • ora
  • saic
  • wuling
  • xpeng
  • zeekr
  • brilliance

Commercial Vehicle, Truck, And Bus Signals

  • sitrak
  • sinotruk
  • cnhtc
  • shacman
  • faw
  • faw trucks
  • foton trucks
  • yutong
  • king long
  • golden dragon
  • higer

Non-China Brand Keywords

  • audi
  • bmw
  • chevrolet
  • citroen
  • dacia
  • daf
  • fiat
  • ford
  • hino
  • honda
  • hyundai
  • isuzu
  • iveco
  • jeep
  • kia
  • man
  • mazda
  • mercedes
  • mitsubishi
  • nissan
  • opel
  • peugeot
  • renault
  • scania
  • seat
  • skoda
  • suzuki
  • toyota
  • volkswagen
  • volvo
  • volvo trucks

OEM Local Branch Exclusion

Exclude a candidate when the page/company identity is just a brand plus country or official marker, for example:

  • BYD Maroc, BYD Morocco, bydmaroc
  • BMW Maroc, bmwmaroc
  • JAC Motors Maroc, jacmotorsmaroc
  • Jetour Maroc, jetour-maroc
  • Chery Maroc, Volkswagen Maroc, Mercedes-Benz Maroc

These pages may show who distributes the brand, but the page itself is not the target customer. Record the independent channel behind it instead, such as a dealer group, importer, showroom, or used-car operator.

Do not exclude an independent channel just because it mentions a brand. Examples to keep when otherwise qualified:

  • La Continentale Auto distributing Geely/KIA/Fiat.
  • Prince Auto selling Audi/Skoda/Cupra/Seat/Volkswagen.
  • Kifal Auto as a used-car buying/selling platform.
  • Auto Hall, SMEIA, Sopriam, or other distributor/dealer-group names when the entity is not only the brand page.

Assessment Rules

Signals Output
OEM local branch / official brand-country page 品牌当地分公司/官方页,排除
Independent dealer/group has China-brand keyword in business scope 已代理中国品牌,需评估
Independent dealer/group has non-China brands and no China brand appears 疑似无排他,可合作
No usable brand or channel signal 信息不足,待判断

This assessment is only a screening aid. Never mark a dealer as confirmed cooperation without human review.

Where To Apply

Check brand keywords and OEM-branch exclusion in:

  • 客户姓名/公司
  • 主页/链接
  • 主营业务
  • 备注
  • About text
  • Recent post summaries
  • Page title and visible profile text
  • Website snippets if collected
  • Candidate scoring reasons

Maintenance

The shared executable keyword list and OEM local branch filter for LinkedIn and Google Maps live in scripts/scraper/discovery_common.py. The active Facebook funnel still has local scoring helpers in scripts/scraper/search_active_dealers.py. The older detector in scripts/common/brand_detector.py is only used for basic brand enrichment; keep it aligned when permissions allow, then run a small detection test.