TIRANA, Oct 30 /ATA/ -The number of road vehicles in circulation in Albania rose 8.7% year-on-year to 1,115,221 in the third quarter of 2026, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, INSTAT.
Passenger cars accounted for 80.6% of the total, followed by motorcycles at 6.5% and mixed-use vehicles at 5.7%.
Tirana had the largest share of registered vehicles, at 34.7%, followed by Durres with 13.7%. Gjirokaster and Kukes recorded the smallest shares, at 2.1% and 2.4%, respectively.
A total of 25,338 vehicles were registered for the first time during the quarter, down 4.8% from a year earlier. Passenger cars accounted for 80% of new registrations, with Tirana representing 40% of the total.
Volkswagen led new registrations with a 16.6% share, followed by Mercedes-Benz at 15.1%, INSTAT data showed.
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