How many cars in the us are manual

 · Edmunds senior analyst Ivan Drury said fewer than 3% of current U.S. car sales are manual vehicles — compared with 80% in some European and Asian countries, and down in the U.S. from 7% in  · According to CarMax, 96 percent of Americans drive automatics. And, unsurprisingly given that statistic, people just aren’t buying cars with manual transmissions in Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.  · There are still 27 new cars available in the United States with a manual gearbox. (A handful of sport-utes come with them, too, but we covered those in a separate list.).

Once common in cars and still beloved by many auto enthusiasts the manual transmission is dying out. new car models sold in the United States in , or 13%, are offered with a manual. Report: Only 18 Percent Of Americans Can Drive Manual. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new report shows fewer Americans own a car with manual transmission let alone know how to operate one. And there. The numbers peaked at about 25 and 30 percent of production in for cars and for trucks, according to EPA statistics. They've seen a steady decline since. Now manual transmissions are relegated mostly to sports cars, such as the Mazda Miata and the Ford Mustang. They are even getting hard to come by in exotic cars like Ferraris and.

Edmunds senior analyst Ivan Drury said fewer than 3% of current U.S. car sales are manual vehicles — compared with 80% in some European and Asian countries, and down in the U.S. from 7% in There are just over 40 models in the U.S. that are still available with a manual. Many of these cars, trucks, and SUVs come standard with a stick shift on the least-expensive base trim, while some only offer a manual gearbox on performance versions. Report: Only 18 Percent Of Americans Can Drive Manual. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new report shows fewer Americans own a car with manual transmission let alone know how to operate one. And there.