why do manual transmission cars sell so poorly in the US compared to the rest of the world?
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Manual cars are actually a peculiarity of the European market.
In most developed markets — North America, Australia, and Japan — automatic cars are overwhelmingly dominant. In China, automatic cars slightly outsell manual cars, with automatics gaining and manuals declining. In most developing markets, there is a mix. Generally, the poorer the country, the more the manuals.
Overall, worldwide, pure manual transmissions represent just over a third of transmissions. Automatic + CVT transmissions are about 40%, and the balance are dual-clutch manumatics.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/204123/transmission-type-market-share-in-automobile-production-worldwide/
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