{"id":38825,"date":"2023-11-19T07:33:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T07:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=38825"},"modified":"2023-11-19T06:54:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T06:54:24","slug":"japanese-cars-dominate-botswanas-roads-in-q2-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/japanese-cars-dominate-botswanas-roads-in-q2-2023","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Cars Dominate Botswana\u2019s Roads in Q2 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Motor vehicles originating from Japan continue to dominate Botswana\u2019s first-time registrations, comprising 66.2 percent of the total.<\/b><\/p>\n

This is revealed in the latest Statistics Botswana\u2019s report on Transport and Infrastructure for Q2 2023.<\/p>\n

The report reveals a surge in first-time registrations, with 9,174 vehicles registered, marking a significant 25.3 percent increase from the previous quarter.<\/p>\n

Newly registered<\/p>\n

Passenger cars take the lead, constituting 74.4 percent of the newly registered vehicles, followed by vans at 9.6 percent.<\/p>\n

Of these, 76.4 percent were used, while brand new and rebuilt vehicles accounted for 23.4 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n

In terms of brands, Toyota emerges as the top choice, making up 31.3 percent of the newly registered vehicles, closely followed by Mazda at 20.5 percent and Honda at 20.3 percent.<\/p>\n

Gaborone<\/p>\n

The majority of registrations occurred in June, representing 38.7 percent, while May and April contributed 33.1 percent and 28.2 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n

Geographically, Gaborone leads the pack with 83.7 percent of the total registrations, followed by Francistown at 11.2 percent and Lobatse at 6.8 percent.<\/p>\n

Regarding transport, the report indicates a 7.2 percent increase in the volume of goods carried by rail, amounting to 273,537 net tons.<\/p>\n

However, revenue generated from rail transportation witnessed a 13.1 percent decrease, totalling P49.2 million for Q2 2023.<\/p>\n

Aircraft movement<\/p>\n

May was the highest revenue-generating month, contributing 36.2 percent to the total, while April and June accounted for 33.7 percent and 30.1 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n

In the aviation sector, Q2 2023 recorded a substantial 60.1 percent increase in aircraft movement, totalling 19,557.<\/p>\n

Domestic aircraft movement constituted 80.3 percent, overshadowing international movements at 19.7 percent.<\/p>\n

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