Frank Van Meel, the CEO of BMW's M performance division, says that the manual transmission's days are number in its models.

Subaru is trying to solve a problem most EV makers pretend does not exist: electric cars are quick and efficient, but for drivers raised on three pedals and a gear lever, they can feel oddly sterile.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Gorzelany is a veteran automotive journalist. Like roll-up windows and cigarette lighters, manual transmissions are a dying ...

A new Subaru survey raises questions about a manual Outback Wilderness and whether buyers would embrace it ...

Key Points Models like the Miata, Supra, and GR86 have the highest manual take rates. Enthusiasts still choose stick shifts ...

According to the 2024 EPA Automotive Trends report, nearly 35% of all new vehicle models sold in 1980 were equipped with a manual transmission — but for 2024, that number has shrunk to below 1%. Yet ...

Philip Gelderblom has been writing professionally since the '90s. He has written mainly content on a freelance basis, including about cars, future cars, EVs, hybrids and hydrogen cars, self-driving ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- With advancements in automatic transmissions, driving a stick shift seems to be a lost art. But a manual transmission does give you more control, and some teenagers learned ...

MINNEAPOLIS — I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In ...