The number of vehicles circulating in the country has increased significantly over the last year.
INSTAT data revealed that at the end of the first quarter of 2024, a total of 887,000 vehicles were circulating in the country. Practically 1 in 4 people in the country has a vehicle.
Compared to the same period a year ago, 78,000 cars were added to Albania's roads, with an increase of almost 10%.
The brand "Mercedez Benz" is the brand with the highest circulation in the country in the category of road vehicles with 18.0%, followed by the brand "Volkswagen" with 16.0% and "Daimler Chrysler" with 8.6%.
However, it seems that the reign of "Mercedez Benz" is gradually coming to an end, as "Volkswagen" is growing faster.
The difference between them in relation to the total funds narrowed by almost 1 percentage point in one year. Of the 78,000 vehicles that were added in one year, 17,000 were of the "Volkswagen" brand, 13,000 were "Mercedez Benz", almost 9,000 Audi, 4,700 Toyota, 3,400 Ford.
According to INSTAT, during the first quarter of 2024, 21,265 road vehicles were registered for the first time. In the category of road vehicles according to the type registered for the first time, the largest percentage of the total number of road vehicles is occupied by "Cars" (84.4%) and "Motorcycles" (6.4%).
In the first quarter, the "Volkswagen" brand is the brand with the highest turnover in the country in the category of road vehicles registered for the first time with 21.2%, followed by the "Mercedez Benz" brand with 16.8%.
The highest number of road vehicles registered for the first time is in the district of Tirana, accounting for 42.0% of the total road vehicles registered in the country in the first quarter of 2024.
The counties with the smallest number of road vehicles registered for the first time are Gjirokastër county with 1.3% and Dibër county with 1.8%.