05 Aug 2015

The 2015 Shell Gaborone motor which will give Botswana’s local automotive industry and associated businesses an opportunity to parade the best products they have to offer will be held on August 8, at Fairgrounds in Gaborone.

The Minister of Transport and Communications, Tshenolo Mabeo is expected to officially open the show  this Friday (August 7).

Addressing the media fraternity, Gaborone expo director, Christian Ernest said the motor show is a one stop shop to get a comprehensive profile on what is available on the automotive market in Botswana.

He said this year’s edition, marks the return of the Gaborone motor show brand, after a six year absence. He said during the six year period, the event only existed under other events, such as the airshow and the airport junction shows.

Ernest commended the sponsors, Shell for helping with the resurgence of the brand, adding that the show is a marketing platform designed for local automotive industry.

He said it will afford them an opportunity to showcase what they have to offer to local Botswana market in order to influence consumer trends in the country.

“The idea is to afford the automotive industry time to meet, so that they can network, exchange ideas and present their latest products,” he said.

He said the show provides entertainment as he believes cars have a unique relationship with people, therefore it will give motor enthusiasts a chance to come up close with their loved cars.

Ernest noted that it will also act as an education tool for some people, because they will be able to interact with the auto dealers and actually learn on how a car is assembled. 

“Our exhibit profile for the motor show covers everything from car dealerships, trucks, bikes, buses and finances and everything that could be found in the automotive industry,” he said.

Ernest also said they have most of the automotive dealership in the country engaged with the motor show.

He further said they put immerse work to try and bring exotic cars for Batswana since they are not available locally, adding that the highlights of the show will be the exotic cars and that a new car model will be displayed every hour.

“We are expecting a lot of new cars in the industry such as Mercedes C63, Hyundai veloster turbo, new Volvo XC90 and Subaru Legacy,” he said.

Most expensive car that will be displayed includes a multimillion Lamborghini Aventador which will be available for public view for the first time from a private collector.

The three day event will start on Friday, August 7 ending on Sunday. Ends