Automatic gearbox will make manuals redundant

October 25, 2017

The automatic gearbox is quickly taking over from the manual gearbox, that is on the verge of disappearing /Daimler

The automatic gearbox gains in popularity. Seven years ago only 11,5 per cent of the cars sold in Belgium had an automatic gearbox. Today a third of the cars sold in 2017 are ‘automatics’ while experts predict the disappearance of the manual gearbox. “In family cars the manual gearbox remains the most popular”, says Maarten

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