
The number of vehicles in the country continues to grow. Official data from the Directorate of Road Transport Services show that at the end of last month the total number of active vehicles in use reached about 940 thousand with an increase of 8.3 percent compared to the same month last year.
Likewise, Albanians are buying more and more cars from Korea. The most recent data of this directory show that during the period January-September 2024, the origin of imported funds is led by the Republic of Korea with 19.2%, Italy with 18%, Germany with 17.2%, Switzerland with 9%, USA with 6.8% and China with 5.6%.
Referring to published statistics, fleet renewal is also an increasing trend, with 12,282 vehicles of the latest generation having 0-3 years of use, with an increase of 153% registrations compared to the period January-September 2019, and meanwhile 45% registrations more than in 2023. This shows that the fleet of active vehicles is being enriched with vehicles of the last generation, which are less polluting.
During this period, 5,147 vehicles were deregistered, an increase of 13.9% compared to the previous year.
According to data from DPSHTRR, in September 2024, 939,780 assets are reported, i.e. 38.9% more compared to 2020 and 8.3% more compared to 2023.
The period January-September 2024 counts 76,537 registrations among which 83.7% of the total are cars, with a 107% increase in registrations compared to January-September 2019 and 36% more compared to the same period a year ago.
Meanwhile, DPSHTRR instructs all vehicle drivers to respect the rules of the road, to perform periodic checks of the vehicle they own and before importing a vehicle to perform the "Environmental Category Verification".