Edited by Peter Hillerberg2 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Malaysia's new car market delivered its strongest September since at least 2017 last month. National registrations reached 74,122 vehicles, according to Malaysian vehicle registration data tracked by ORTEX. That beat the previous September record of 68,970 set in 2023. Within that total, battery-electric registrations jumped 69% year-on-year to 5,945 units, up from 3,523 in September 2025. The EV surge was not confined to Southeast Asia. European battery-electric registrations rose 40% year-on-year in September to 32,458 vehicles, up from 23,175 a year earlier, according to European national registration data tracked by ORTEX.
Canada's banking system reported its own records in August. Business loans reached CAD 3.18 trillion, the largest August reading since the Bank of Canada's series began in 1996, up from CAD 2.93 trillion a year earlier. Personal deposits hit CAD 4.60 trillion in the same month, the largest August on record since 2009. Both readings come from Canadian bank regulatory filings compiled by ORTEX. Separately, US airport data tracked by ORTEX showed international passengers enplaned and international seats flown have each risen for three consecutive months through July 2026, pointing to continued cross-border travel momentum. New Zealand retail electricity connections reached their highest level since the national series began in 2011, according to New Zealand electricity regulator data compiled by ORTEX.
Several carmakers report this week, and ORTEX's measured lead indicators based on national registration data point in sharply different directions. German car registration data leads GM revenue by 15 days with a strong fit. That series is running 133% above the same quarter last year, with all three months of the quarter now in. The same German registration series leads TSLA revenue by 43 days with a strong fit, and is running 269% above the year-earlier quarter, again with three months complete.
RNO reports on 22 October. Austrian car registrations, a moderate-fit lead for Renault revenue by 32 days, are running 6% above the same quarter last year. Dutch registrations, also a moderate-fit lead by 43 days, are running 19% below.
For VOLCAR B, Finnish registrations lead revenue by 22 days with a moderate fit and are running 9% below year-earlier levels. India registrations, a 56-day lead with moderate fit, are running 9% above. India registrations also lead MARUTI revenue by 58 days, though with a weak fit, and are running 31% above last year's quarter. All three months are in for each of these series. These are where the data points so far, not a forecast of any reported figure.
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