Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was around the middle of the last decade that Alan Macey realized just how bad things had gotten for the manual transmission.

Manual transmissions, while increasingly rare in modern vehicles, are often affectionately known as "stick shifts" among ...

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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 ...

While Lexus has not made strides toward electrification besides its usual crop of hybrid powertrains, the Japanese carmaker revealed that it’s working on a manual transmission of sorts for its future ...

John Gamal is the sales manager at Downtown Honda in Toronto and says while some customers demand stick shift, they are increasingly in the minority. "There's still the hardcore standard drivers who ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Japanese automaker is reportedly working on a manual transmission for electric cars. Will the stick-obsessed ...

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 ...

Toyota is gearing up to release an electric vehicle that will simulate manual transmission, featuring a faux stick-shift, clutch and even virtual revving sounds. Electric cars don't change gears and a ...

The TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout began in 2016, thanks to Brent McCoy, as an impromptu showdown for the manual transmission-equipped competitors. It takes place on Friday and the rules are super simple ...