Of all new car sales in Australia, less than 3% have a manual transmission, and the majority of those are mainly commercial and utility vehicles. That’s stark, isn’t it?
Popular nameplates, especially those in the passenger segments are slowly rationalising their line-up and no longer including manual cars as entry-level bargain options.
It’s a simple equation for manufacturers: if people aren’t buying them, why make them? Kind of like what happened to Allen’s Fantales…
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