automotive companies volkswagen Y Mercedes Benz announced that they will no longer make vehicles with a manual transmission, also known as standard.
One of the reasons is that this type of box is becoming less popular due to the transition to electric vehicles.
In one of the countries with the highest demand for automobiles, in the United States, manual transmission vehicles had a 22% reduction in sales between 2012 and 2015.
the german firm volkswagen It will not offer a manual transmission in any of its cars and is concentrating its growth on electric vehicles, according to “Auto Motos and Sport” magazine.
volkswagen will start phasing out cars with manual transmissions from 2023, with the goal of completely replacing them by 2030.
Reasons why Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz bet on automatic transmission
Another reason why both companies are seeking to end the production of manual transmission vehicles is because the automatic allows gear changes to be more precise due to its technology.
The precision of the automatic transmission also makes them more efficient in fuel consumption.
volkswagen The reduction of manual transmission production in the Tiguan, Golf and Passat models will begin in the European, United States and Chinese markets.
Secondly, Mercedes Benz plans to say goodbye to the manual transmission much sooner, as its goal is that by 2025 40% of the production of internal combustion engines will be reduced.
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By 2030, it is planned to reduce 70% of internal combustion engines, so they would have an automatic transmission.
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