Tag: used cars

Safeguarding the environment through the fight against climate change and air pollution in the cities throughout North Macedonia is something that exists only in theory. In reality, the data provided by the State Statistical Office - SSO show that unlike any period before, the number of Macedonian households owning a passenger vehicle last year has climbed to 66.8%. The analysis...

No decision has been made so far to amend the regulation on the imports of used cars in North Macedonia, that will ban the import of vehicles below the EURO 5 gas emissions standard. This is the reply that Meta.mk received from the Ministry of Economy and the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) regarding our question...

A year has passed since the North Macedonia Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi stated that the import of used cars in North Macedonia below the EURO 5 standard for gas emissions will be banned. He announced that the ban of cars older than 10 years will start in 2021, but toward the end of last year, the Ministry of...

The global shortage of microchips and semiconductors has caused problems in the automobile production sector worldwide. This problem also affects North Macedonia. According to the forecasts, the shortage of chips will last until the second half of 2022. The problem with the microchips and the semiconductors problem has been present for a year and a half, resulting in some of...

From 350,762 registered vehicles in 2012 up to 500,633 vehicles with North Macedonia registry plates last year! In less than a decade, the number of vehicles traversing North Macedonia's roads has increased by 150,000. What is causing a great concern is that these are mostly older vehicles which are heavy polluters. The national data provided by the State Statistical Office...

Car usage in North Macedonia is on constant rise, while people's interest in using public transportation in urban settings is in huge decline, causing decline of numbers of passengers in the intercity trains and buses. The rate of the motorization in 2019 has reached 205.2 passenger vehicles to 1.000 citizens, even though in the previous decade, over 80% ...

During yesterday's conference titled "Vision for Energy Transition 2040," Kreshnik Bekteshi, the Minister of Economy announced that this year North Macedonia will ban the import of used cars below the EURO 5 standard of gas emissions. "This year, the norms for imported cars in our country will be expanded. Regarding the measures, we are already implementing several measures for installing...

The session of the Government of North Macedonia held on 24th of November caused heated reactions from the environmentalists, with the confirmation of the text of the Draft Law for registering vehicles with foreign registration plates. It will alllow first time registration of those vehicles with Macedonian registration plates with up to 50% less than the value of all...