Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions

Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by glenndebacker on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:54AM (#12976605)

Here in Belgium the majority are the ones with a manual transmissions. The resell value of a car with an automatic shifter is also a lot less than the version with the manual shifter.

But the car market is also changing. We are (regarding cars) a diesel country but as the government want to promote (as they are less polluting) petrol and electric cars, the taxes are becoming a lot higher for those who want to drive with diesel.

If I'm not mistaken (not a car enthousiast) diesel cars with automatic shifters are rare. So when diesel is out, it may also change in this department.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by bluetomcat on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:46AM (#12976941)

> If I'm not mistaken (not a car enthousiast) diesel cars with automatic shifters are rare.

Pretty much any European diesel executive car (Mercedes E-class, Audi A6, BMW 5 Series) is equipped with an automatic.

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