Case Studies
Automotive Retail

Google Ads VLA: From 0 to 1.4M Monthly Impressions

The Google Ads VLA campaign moved from zero impressions and clicks in January 2025 to 1.4 million impressions and 13,698 clicks in December.

From October to November, impressions jumped 670% and clicks rose 337%.

Performance snapshot

An anonymized auto dealership running a Google Ads VLA campaign.

January impressions
0
Campaign starting point
Peak monthly impressions
1.40M
December 2025
Peak monthly clicks
13,698
December 2025

Google Ads VLA campaign · January–December 2025

The rise to the December peak

The campaign moved from no recorded impressions or clicks in January to its highest visibility in December.

Impressions

Peak 1,403,434

Impressions by month, January through December 2025, for the anonymized automotive retailer
MonthImpressions
Jan 20250
Feb 202594,659
Mar 2025180,249
Apr 2025216,152
May 2025215,596
Jun 2025216,720
Jul 2025212,822
Aug 2025197,850
Sep 2025174,290
Oct 2025147,711
Nov 20251,137,665
Dec 20251,403,434

Clicks

Peak 13,698

Clicks by month, January through December 2025, for the anonymized automotive retailer
MonthClicks
Jan 20250
Feb 20252,250
Mar 20253,186
Apr 20252,968
May 20252,514
Jun 20252,661
Jul 20252,884
Aug 20252,982
Sep 20252,187
Oct 20252,600
Nov 202511,365
Dec 202513,698

Oct → Nov ’25

+670% impressions

Clicks rose 337% month over month.

Dec ’25 · peak

1.40M impressions

13,698 clicks during December.

Jan ’25 · baseline

0 impressions

No clicks at the campaign start.

Impressions and clicks measure campaign visibility and engagement; they do not confirm leads, appointments, or vehicle sales.

Results and reporting details

Reporting period
Campaign reporting spans January 2025 to September 29, 2026; this case study highlights January–December 2025.
Reporting basis
Google Ads VLA campaign reporting

Impressions and clicks measure campaign visibility and engagement. Conversion activity is not verified as dealership leads, appointments, or vehicle sales.

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