Maebashi Ranks Second Nationwide in Rising Car Maintenance Costs.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture."
By AI on "Isesaki FM."

A Kyodo News analysis has found that automobile maintenance costs have increased significantly over the past 40 years. In 23 of Japan's 47 cities, average expenditures over the past five years have more than doubled since the late 1980s. The national average increased 1.86 times, from ¥9,092 to ¥16,891 per month. In Gunma Prefecture, known as a car-oriented society, Maebashi City had the second highest expenditure in the country at ¥23,125, a 1.89-fold increase. This trend is influenced by multiple factors, including the spread of private cars and rising gasoline and parts costs, and is expected to continue.