OT: manual gearbox sales surge in US
08-08-2012, 04:10 PM
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Drifting
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OT: manual gearbox sales surge in US
An unexpected shift: stick-shift sales jump
Cars with manual transmissions are making a modest comeback, but with tens of millions of drivers lacking the ability to operate a stick shift, analysts don't expect a big jump. Auto-information company Edmunds.com says that vehicles equipped with manual transmissions have accounted for 7 percent of auto sales so far this year. That compares to a 3.9 percent share of sales in all of 2011. If the trend holds, the manual-transmission share of auto sales will be the highest since 2006.
Cars with manual transmissions are making a modest comeback, but with tens of millions of drivers lacking the ability to operate a stick shift, analysts don't expect a big jump. Auto-information company Edmunds.com says that vehicles equipped with manual transmissions have accounted for 7 percent of auto sales so far this year. That compares to a 3.9 percent share of sales in all of 2011. If the trend holds, the manual-transmission share of auto sales will be the highest since 2006.
-- Los Angeles Times
08-08-2012, 04:43 PM
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Nordschleife Master
That is good news!
I hope Porsche is listening,so that they continue to offer both transmissions throughout their 911 lineup,including the upcoming 991 GT3!
Every time I go to the dealer for service and they contact me with a survey about my experience,there's a section where they ask you if you have anything else to add about the brand,I always ask them to keep making manuals!
I hope Porsche is listening,so that they continue to offer both transmissions throughout their 911 lineup,including the upcoming 991 GT3!
Every time I go to the dealer for service and they contact me with a survey about my experience,there's a section where they ask you if you have anything else to add about the brand,I always ask them to keep making manuals!
