Tunisia: Top 5 best-selling car brands as of February 2025
According to data from the Technical Agency for Land Transport (ATTT), the South Korean brand Hyundai continues to dominate new vehicle sales in Tunisia. Between January and February 2025, it recorded a total of 823 registrations.
The French brand Renault, distributed in Tunisia by ARTES, ranks second with a total of 778 registrations as of February 2025.
Not far behind, in third place, is the Italian brand FIAT, with a total of 775 registrations sold during the first two months of the year.
As for the Japanese brand Toyota, it holds the fourth position with 749 registrations sold by the end of February.
Finally, the South Korean brand KIA rounds out the top 5 with 676 registrations, including 444 cars sold in January.
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