Edited by Peter Hillerberg2 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
EU airports handled 145.2 million passengers in March 2026. That is the largest March figure on record since tracking began in 2017. It beat the prior best of 142.4 million set in March 2019, a number that had stood for seven years. The EU airport passenger dataset also logged a record for international passengers specifically, in the same month. Separately, US airport data shows international seats flown rising for three consecutive months through July 2026.
Europe's shift away as combustion accelerates in the registration data. European battery-electric car registrations reached 32,458 in September 2026, the largest September on record since 2016, up 40% from 23,175 a year earlier, according to European car registration totals. Diesel tells the opposite story. European diesel car registrations fell 18% year-on-year to 1,712 units in September, down from 2,093 in September 2025.
Malaysia is adding volume. National new car registrations rose 19% year-on-year in September 2026 to 74,122 vehicles, up from 62,541, according to Malaysian registration data.
Canadian bank filings show uninsured residential mortgages reached CAD 2.99 trillion in August 2026, the largest August reading since records began in 1996, up from CAD 2.94 trillion a year earlier. Canadian personal loans hit CAD 1.74 trillion in August, also a record since 1996, beating the prior August high of CAD 1.60 trillion set just one year earlier. The pace of increase in personal loans is notable: a CAD 140 billion rise in twelve months.
On the consumer credit side, the ORTEX card-trust dataset for ticker P911 shows delinquencies running 0.8 standard deviations below their own history as of 24 September 2026, suggesting current borrowers are servicing debt relatively comfortably despite the volume growth.
Several automakers report this week, and national car registration registers have measured leads on their revenue.
German car registrations lead GM revenue by 15 days with a strong fit. Through all three months of the current quarter, that series runs 133% above the same quarter last year. GM reports 20 October.
German registrations also lead TSLA revenue by 43 days, strong fit, and point 269% above the same quarter a year ago, with three of three months in. Tesla reports 21 October.
Austrian and Dutch car data carries a moderate fit for RNO. Austrian registrations run 6% above year-ago levels. Dutch registrations run 19% below. Renault reports 22 October.
Finnish registrations and India national data both carry a moderate fit for VOLCAR B, pointing to minus 9% and plus 9% respectively versus a year earlier, with all three months in. Volvo Car reports 23 October.
India registrations lead MARUTI revenue by 58 days, weak fit, and run 31% above the same quarter last year, three months in. Maruti Suzuki also reports 23 October.
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