If the world had just 100 cars
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If the world had just 100 cars
Surprise! Most cars in the world still have manual transmission. And because it is colorful, the infographic is most likely accurate.
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Not really such a surprise when you think about it. North America seems to be the only place the automatic caught on, yet we only make up a small portion of the vehicles in the world.
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Seems automatics have caught on, if not yet dominated the market, in Europe:
http://www.theicct.org/sites/default/fi ... otes-1.pdf
http://www.theicct.org/sites/default/fi ... otes-1.pdf
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Who makes a car in Iran?
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Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. I had no idea that Iran had a car manufacturer.bk7794 wrote:Who makes a car in Iran?
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So there are more manual transmissions than all else combined (automatics, CVT, and all versions of the dual clutch automatic)??? Wow, would have never guessed that.
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Ayatollah Autosbk7794 wrote:Who makes a car in Iran?
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Not surprising most are manual. Only North America is lazy enough to not bother with standard, and in other countries you HAVE to start and take driving tests in a manual unless you have a reasonable disability
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I think it's a peer pressure thing in England. If you take the test in an automatic you're only allowed to drive automatics and they put something on your license to that effect, at least as far as I recall. You're considered a weenie if you have that designation on your license.Krimsalt wrote:Not surprising most are manual. Only North America is lazy enough to not bother with standard, and in other countries you HAVE to start and take driving tests in a manual unless you have a reasonable disability
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I've gotten to the point where I will take any color EXCEPT black, white, silver, or gray.
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I was surprised that red outnumbers blue, and that diesels comprise 35%.
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Great report. Yes, it seems like autos started sharply gaining European market share in 2008 or so. Still, it's good to know that Europe is still holding strong at ~80% manual, by and large.theholycow wrote:Seems automatics have caught on, if not yet dominated the market, in Europe:
http://www.theicct.org/sites/default/fi ... otes-1.pdf
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive ... ry_in_IranShadow wrote:Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. I had no idea that Iran had a car manufacturer.bk7794 wrote:Who makes a car in Iran?
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When I started in Automotive Engineering, Japan & Europe Amish-to-Slush ratios were about the same. Sometime in the 1990s the Japanese car sales flipped over to being predominantly slushbox. We heard it was the traffic jams that caused the change, but I'd think that in these modern times, it would also be that folks are too busy in their cars to put down their devices and concentrate on driving. Japanese housing is very small - they don't have room to accumulate things, so what they do own tends to be the latest and greatest in personal technology.
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