{"id":496,"date":"2026-01-15T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/?p=496"},"modified":"2026-01-21T02:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:56:28","slug":"manual-vs-automatic-transmission-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/manual-vs-automatic-transmission-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Manual vs Automatic Transmission Statistics Every Driver Needs to Know (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"496\" class=\"elementor elementor-496\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d62609 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d62609\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9319f06\" data-id=\"9319f06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7af1ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7af1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-vs-automatic-transmission-key-statistics.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-504\" alt=\"manual vs automatic transmission key statistics\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-vs-automatic-transmission-key-statistics.jpeg 999w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-vs-automatic-transmission-key-statistics-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/manual-vs-automatic-transmission-key-statistics-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa3231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfa3231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When buying a car, there are plenty of things you need to consider:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New or used?\u00a0<br \/><\/span>Which make and model? <br \/>Electric, hybrid, petrol, or diesel? <br \/>Is that metallic orange paint finish really a good idea?<\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the question that provokes the strongest reaction is: <\/span><b>manual <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><b>automatic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the thought of driving a stick shift fills you with dread, you may wonder why people would buy one over an automatic car. On the other hand, manual transmission enthusiasts see it as the better way to drive. Is one transmission type definitively better than the other?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Americans prefer automatics, so much so that it is rare to encounter a stick shift. But does the rest of the world share this love of automatic transmission cars?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get under the hood of this debate, let\u2019s start with some key facts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69161c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b69161c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>10 ESSENTIAL MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STATISTICS<\/b><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e1b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e1b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manual vehicles make up <\/span><b>3.7%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the total registered vehicles in America. To put in numbers, there are only 7.7 million manual vehicles in America compared to 202 million automatics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>New Mexico<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has the highest percentage <\/span><b>(5.65%)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of manual vehicles, compared to the other states. Idaho (5.29%) and Rhode Island (5.16%) are close second and third respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Illinois<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has the lowest percentage <\/span><b>(2.04%)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of manual vehicles.<br><br><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manuals accounted for just <\/span><b>1.7% of total new vehicle sales<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the US in 2022. This is a significant decline from 35% in the 1980s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, in Europe, <\/span><b>50% of the total cars <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sold in 2020 (only including the 27 EU member states and the UK) were manuals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In China, the world\u2019s largest automotive market, the split between manuals and automatics in 2019 was <\/span><b>50\/50<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 18px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Automatic transmission cars held the <b>majority global market share<\/b> in 2020 (56.42%), with manuals retaining over a third of the market (37.17%).<\/span><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern automatics are more fuel efficient than their manual counterparts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is <\/span><b>no conclusive data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to link accident rate with the type of transmission. It ultimately boils down to the driver\u2019s skills.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">In 2020, 41 out of the 327 new car models sold in the US (13%) offered a manual transmission.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A poll commissioned by Cadillac in 2020 confirmed that 66% of Americans know how to drive a manual car. In comparison, 97% of license holders in the UK can drive a manual car.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatic versions of the same car model typically carry a premium of around $1000. For example, a manual VW Golf R starts at $45,835 and the automatic version starts at $46,635.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first automatic transmission was invented by two Brazilian engineers, Fernando Lehly Lemos, and Jos\u00e9 Braz Araripe, in 1932. They sold the prototype and intellectual property to General Motors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1940, General Motors launched the Hydra-Matic, the first mass-produced, fully automatic car.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effa15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"effa15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">50% OF CARS SOLD IN EUROPE* ARE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a9840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76a9840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*27 EU member states and the UK only<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically, Europe has shunned the automatic car &#8211; as recently as 2018, 80% of cars sold in Europe were manuals. This reluctance made sense when early models of automatic cars were significantly more expensive than manual cars and less fuel-efficient to boot. In a region where a gallon of gasoline is almost twice as expensive as in the U.S., it did not make financial sense to pay more for a car upfront that would also cost more to run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in recent years, car manufacturers have closed the gap in pricing, and automatic cars now match or even surpass manuals on fuel efficiency. As a result, the demand for automatics has grown massively. For example, in the UK, sales of automatics overtook manuals for the first time in November 2020, representing 54% of all new car sales. Despite these advances, driving a manual car is embedded into the culture in some countries. For example, in Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal, automatics accounted for less than 40% of new car sales in 2020 &#8211; see the below table.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72ca6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f72ca6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Country\/Region<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Total new car sales 2020<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>% automatic<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Total EU-27\u2009+\u2009UK<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>11,658,884<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>50%<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italy<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,390,032<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spain<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">925,908<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greece<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">81,002<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portugal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">145,417<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ireland<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">88,325<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EU-13<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,163,059<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belgium<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">431,491<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">248,740<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,646,995<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,631,064<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netherlands<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">355,595<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">58%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Germany<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2,917,466<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denmark<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">199,883<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">62%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finland<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">96,487<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">291,821<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">86%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luxembourg<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45,599<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">93%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f8fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30f8fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1.7% OF NEW CARS SOLD IN THE U.S. ARE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e4d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38e4d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first advertising campaigns for automatic cars promoted ease of use &#8211; with no gear stick or clutch to manage, driving was now a breeze. With a booming post-war economy, long roads with ever-increasing traffic, and cheap, plentiful gasoline, Americans quickly adopted this convenient new way of driving. The government also encouraged car ownership with low taxes, subsidies, and significant investment in infrastructure. As of 2022, 76% of American commuters traveled to work by car. For most Americans, driving is nothing more than a necessary and stressful chore, so the original promise of an easy drive is still the main appeal of an automatic car.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Idaho, which Carmax identifies as the state where stick shifts are most popular, manuals only amounted to 4.2% of total sales in 2020. In 6 states (Illinois, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Delaware, and Mississippi), they represented less than 2% of total sales. With such little demand for manual transmission, it is not cost-effective for manufacturers to offer it as an option in the U.S., with many phasing it out entirely.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d90e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1d90e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUEL EFFICIENCY <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c173249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c173249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Historically, manual transmission vehicles deliver slightly better fuel efficiency than automatics, with gains ranging from 2 to 5 miles per gallon. However, beginning 2016, automatics saw significant improvement in design and the introduction of more gears, resulting in better fuel economy.<\/p><p>Automatics released in or after 2018 tend to be more fuel efficient than the similar specs manual transmission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa78844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa78844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DO DRIVING PURISTS PREFER MANUAL?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dfc555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dfc555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With no real difference in performance or price between transmission types, manual fans often talk about feeling a sense of control and connectedness to the car. The additional driver engagement required to change gears is an acquired skill and simply more fun than driving an automatic.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the U.S., manuals are favored by a small, die-hard group of driving enthusiasts, interested in racing and off-roading, supercars, European sports cars, muscle cars, performance SUVs, and trucks; all focus on driving as an activity to be experienced and enjoyed. High-performance models such as the Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang, and Chevrolet Camaro can all be bought as a stick shift, bucking the trend of the wider car market.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, even within the traditionally manual sports car category, automation is taking over. Ferrari, widely known for its manual gearbox, announced in 2016 that it would no longer manufacture stick shifts. That same year, BMW dropped the stick from its M5 and M6 sports models. Lamborghini and McLaren cars are also exclusively automatic. Sports car consumers accept that a gear stick and clutch are unnecessary and also detrimental to the superior performance of these highly technological cars.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34aaa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b34aaa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARE AUTOMATIC CARS SAFER THAN MANUAL CARS?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec3cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ec3cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two schools of thought on which type of car is safer. Some argue that automatics are safer because the driver has both hands on the wheel. The driver can focus on the road ahead, without the distraction of changing gears. In addition, less experienced drivers find automatics easier to manoeuver in hilly conditions, especially having to move from a dead stop. The risk of stalling the car is low, which decreases the chances of a collision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, other people believe that managing a gear stick and clutch makes the driver more engaged with road conditions and less likely to be distracted by eating, drinking, or using a phone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, studies have been inconclusive in showing whether one transmission type is safer. Driver habits, irrespective of transmission type, have a bigger influence on car safety.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d692df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d692df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONCLUSION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fced981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fced981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manual transmission cars are on the way out since they offer no real tangible benefit, other than a small saving on the purchase price. While some people are reluctant to give up the gear stick, the end of manuals is already on the horizon: the internal combustion engine is being retired to meet zero-emissions targets, by as early as 2030 in some countries. With the advent of electric vehicles and their single-gear systems, the concept of multi-gear transmission, automatic or manual, will become obsolete.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d2cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d2cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmax.com\/articles\/stick-shift-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.carmax.com\/articles\/stick-shift-index<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/04\/15\/manual-transmission-cars-are-disappearing-but-purists-prefer-to-drive-a-stick-shift.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/04\/15\/manual-transmission-cars-are-disappearing-but-purists-prefer-to-drive-a-stick-shift.html<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/manual-transmission-stick-shift-cars-929dc155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/manual-transmission-stick-shift-cars-929dc155<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Automatic_transmission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Automatic_transmission<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1ON3bwsb6wWTlVzB1Ql5tMK2fgwW4RnoOAzapWIqi3Wc\/edit#slide=id.p3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1ON3bwsb6wWTlVzB1Ql5tMK2fgwW4RnoOAzapWIqi3Wc\/edit#slide=id.p3<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.data.gov.uk\/dataset\/d0be1ed2-9907-4ec4-b552-c048f6aec16a\/gb-driving-licence-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.data.gov.uk\/dataset\/d0be1ed2-9907-4ec4-b552-c048f6aec16a\/gb-driving-licence-data<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theicct.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ICCT-European-Vehicle-Market-Statistics-Pocketbook_2022_23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/theicct.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ICCT-European-Vehicle-Market-Statistics-Pocketbook_2022_23.pdf<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/worldwide-automotive-automatic-transmission-market-insights-2019-2024-oems-focusing-on-developing-advanced-automatic-transmission-300891698.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/worldwide-automotive-automatic-transmission-market-insights-2019-2024-oems-focusing-on-developing-advanced-automatic-transmission-300891698.html<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/milta.co\/2022\/01\/26\/main-reasons-behind-growing-popularity-of-automatic-gearboxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/milta.co\/2022\/01\/26\/main-reasons-behind-growing-popularity-of-automatic-gearboxes\/<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/18208\/means-of-transportation-used-by-us-commuters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/18208\/means-of-transportation-used-by-us-commuters\/<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutcars.com\/2016\/10\/ferrari-officially-abandons-manual-gearbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutcars.com\/2016\/10\/ferrari-officially-abandons-manual-gearbox\/<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/bmw-discontinues-manual-transmission-next-gen-m5-m6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/bmw-discontinues-manual-transmission-next-gen-m5-m6\/<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statefarm.com\/simple-insights\/auto-and-vehicles\/manual-vs-automatic-transmissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.statefarm.com\/simple-insights\/auto-and-vehicles\/manual-vs-automatic-transmissions<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When buying a car, there are plenty of things you need to consider:&nbsp; New or used?&nbsp; Which make and model? 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