According to the 2024 EPA Automotive Trends report, nearly 35% of all new vehicle models sold in 1980 were equipped with a manual transmission — but for 2024, that number has shrunk to below 1%. Yet ...

Manual transmissions have been fading from new pickup trucks for years, but 2026 marks a sharper turning point. With rivals shifting entirely to automatics, only one model is expected to carry a ...

Cars are faster than ever before and part of that improvement in overall quickness comes down to lightning-fast automatic transmissions. At the same time, it’s clear that many enthusiasts believe that ...

Shifting gears, the feel of the clutch underneath your hand. These mark the experience behind the wheel of a manual transmission car — now a rare breed in the U.S. Though the American auto industry ...

Just 4 percent of new cars sold in the U.S. today come with manual transmissions. But 90 percent of worthwhile cars come with a stick shift (okay, that's an unofficial stat). The decline of the true ...

Automatic transmissions now account for the majority of new car sales in the United States, Europe, and much of East Asia, ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- With advancements in automatic transmissions, driving a stick shift seems to be a lost art. But a manual transmission does give you more control, and some teenagers learned ...

Key Points Models like the Miata, Supra, and GR86 have the highest manual take rates. Enthusiasts still choose stick shifts when driving engagement is the priority.Luxury and mid-tier performance cars ...

For so many car enthusiasts, driving a car with a manual transmission is a distillation of their passions for all things automotive. Remove the human element, and the facts are pretty simple: stick ...