Judge for yourself: 66% of respondents said they have no problems with cars with a manual transmission, and 55% even once owned "iron horses" with a manual gearbox. Moreover, some of them are even not against buying a car with a manual again. There were 27% of such Americans. At the same time, 30% of respondents noted that they are "very interested" in cars with an old-school gearbox.
In general, 60% of respondents showed "some interest" in such cars.
Another interesting and at the same time unexpected result of this survey is that US residents with a total family income of $100,000 or more said they would not mind buying a car equipped with a manual transmission (although it would be logical to assume that the richer a person is, the simpler car they would want to drive).
Jeep Compass lost its "manual" last year. The reason is low demand
However, even such optimistic results of the study are unlikely to save the life of the unit, which is becoming obsolete both morally and technically. For example, if in 2014 cars with a manual transmission accounted for 7% of the entire American market, then in 2019 it was only 2%. Moreover, a similar picture is observed in European and Asian countries.
