Albania Full Year 2018: Fiat Tipo should dominate, helped by taxi fleet

Fiat Tipo in Tirana, Albania in August 2018.

One of the 10 countries we dashed through in 10 days last August with a Dacia Logan was Albania, for which there has never been any official new car sales data published. I have to admit one of the motivations for conducting this adventure was to be able to experience and feel the Albanian market first hand, at least in Tirana the capital. Based on a couple of hours spent wandering the streets of the city, I would venture the fact that the Fiat Tipo is the best-seller for 2018 helped by a healthy taxi fleet, followed by the Hyundai Tucson, Skoda Fabia and Ford Fiesta. The Seat Arona and Mercedes A-Class were also notable.

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