The 'Death of the Stick Shift' is Almost Here for Americans

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By EditorDavidJul 18, 2026, 10:34 am111 ptsTrending
Last year just 0.6% of new vehicles made for U.S. customers were stick shifts, reports the Washington Post, citing preliminary government data. "That's a precipitous drop from the 34.6 percent of vehicles with manual transmissions produced in 1980." [T]he stick shift's popularity hit multiple new lows in recent…

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