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Latvia's nearly-new car market delivered a record September. According to the ORTEX Latvia car registrations dataset (sourced from Latvian vehicle registers), 72 nearly-new vehicles were registered in September 2026. That is the largest September figure since the series began in 2000. It beats the previous September high of 56 set in 2007. The year-on-year move is striking: registrations ran 200% above September 2025, when just 24 units were recorded.
The Baltic reading sits alongside two positive UK signals. The UK manufacturing output index reached 102.3 in August 2026, its highest August reading since the series began in 1948, per the ORTEX UK jobs and CPI dataset. It edged past the previous August high of 101.1 from 2024. UK monthly GDP has also risen for three consecutive months through August 2026, reaching an index reading of 103.1.
In the United States, the CPI-U all-items index stood at 336.94 in September 2026. That is the highest reading since the series began in 1997, according to the ORTEX US jobs and CPI dataset. Separately, the ORTEX US EV registrations dataset, drawing on Atlas EV Hub data for Colorado, shows battery-electric vehicle registrations running 16% above July 2025 levels as of July 2026.
The ORTEX German car registrations dataset has been measured to lead revenue for both GM and TSLA. For GM, which reports on 20 October, the dataset leads revenue by 15 days with a strong fit. It is running 133% above the same quarter last year, with all three months of the quarter in. For TSLA, reporting on 21 October, the same dataset leads revenue by 43 days with a strong fit. It is running 269% above the same quarter a year ago, again with three of three months in. These readings show where the German car data points so far; they are not a forecast of the reported figures.
RNO reports on 22 October. The ORTEX Austrian car registrations dataset, which leads Renault revenue by 32 days with a moderate fit, is running 6% above the same quarter last year. The Dutch car registrations dataset, a moderate-fit lead with a 43-day lag, is running 40% below the same quarter last year. All three months are in for both series.
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