Manual transmission percentages for 2009
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Manual transmission percentages for 2009
I would have thought Nissan would have placed far above Toyota and Honda also far ahead of Toyota.
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/cert/mpg/fet...014-appx-p.xls
BMW 17.3% (20.5% cars+wagons, 0.4% trucks)
VW 12.7% (16.4% cars+wagons, 1.5% trucks)
Honda 7.3% (12.0% cars+wagons, 0.7% trucks)
Toyota 6.2% (7.1% cars+wagons, 5.0% trucks)
Ford 5.4% (8.8% cars+wagons, 2.2% trucks)
Hyundai 4.4% (5.6% cars+wagons, 2.1% trucks)
Nissan 4.3% (5.4% cars+wagons, 2.9% trucks)
Chrysler 4.0% (7.0% cars+wagons, 3.0% trucks)
GM 3.7% (7.3% cars+wagons, 0.7% trucks)
VW 12.7% (16.4% cars+wagons, 1.5% trucks)
Honda 7.3% (12.0% cars+wagons, 0.7% trucks)
Toyota 6.2% (7.1% cars+wagons, 5.0% trucks)
Ford 5.4% (8.8% cars+wagons, 2.2% trucks)
Hyundai 4.4% (5.6% cars+wagons, 2.1% trucks)
Nissan 4.3% (5.4% cars+wagons, 2.9% trucks)
Chrysler 4.0% (7.0% cars+wagons, 3.0% trucks)
GM 3.7% (7.3% cars+wagons, 0.7% trucks)
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Hmmmm, its a good thought.
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#9
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Automatic is optional for most BMWs, and cost about 2k.
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I work at a Toyota dealership, and it's down to the Tacoma. The Tacoma outsells the #2 non full-size pickup by a 2-1 margin last I paid attention, and you see a decent number of 4 cyl sticks.
FJs are available with a manual, however you're more likely to find a $100 bill just lying on a Toyota dealer's lot than a 6-speed FJ, at least here in the Northeast.
As far as cars go... the occasional Yaris or Matrix, a few Corollas, and 1 or 2 Camry sticks a year.
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Last time I was at Toyota and tried to test drive a stick they had an xB and a Yaris and that was it. It's odd, and maybe this says something about the type of driver, but my local Subaru dealer stock Foresters with primarily with an MT because thats what sells for them. Which is ironic because only 4% of buyers opted for a MT XT when it was offered.
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Last time I was at Toyota and tried to test drive a stick they had an xB and a Yaris and that was it. It's odd, and maybe this says something about the type of driver, but my local Subaru dealer stock Foresters with primarily with an MT because thats what sells for them. Which is ironic because only 4% of buyers opted for a MT XT when it was offered.
It's like anything else, there's what Car and Driver/Motor Trend/etc writes about, and then there's what actually sells
People do NOT buy Camry SE 6-speeds with leather and JBL...etc.
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Acura is at 5% for the TL. With the advancements in the automatic trasmissions with paddle shifting , atc the manuals just dont make sense for performance. The automoatics are faster and more comfortable......and even your wife/girlfriends can actually drive a performance car