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Volkswagen has determined that it will no longer produce manual transmission vehicles from 2023. The German brand sees no profit in manual transmission cars, sees a drop in
Volkswagen has determined that it will no longer produce manual transmission vehicles from 2023. The German brand sees no profit in manual transmission cars, sees a drop in demand and will abandon it. The next generation will be the first car equipped with only an automatic transmission tiguanscheduled for 2023. new vehicles from the manufacturer will only have an automatic transmission.
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The information that the manufacturer will phase out manual transmission vehicles comes from internal documents disclosed by Autohome. The letter was sent to officials at the SAIC-Volkswagen transmission plant in Shanghai, China. Due to the plan to reduce the production of manual transmissions, the division responsible for production will be closed.
The company’s decision to abandon the production of manual transmissions is based on the characteristics of the European market. Most Europeans are already opting for automatic vehicles for convenience and ease of driving. Another factor was that by 2023 Volkswagen intends to offer electric vehicles only in Europe. and vehicles of this type do not use manual transmissions.
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In addition to the market priority, the idea of the German manufacturer is to reduce, in particular, high production costs, since they do not bring profit to the brand. According to a study by Consultoria Jato, Of the 5,838 models on the German market, only 1,870 are available with a manual transmission. Of these, 218 are five-speed and 1652 are six-speed.
There are also rumors that Audi, SEAT and Skoda abandon the manufacture of manual transmissions and focus only on machines. As automakers shape themselves to fit the European market, we must wait for the reaction here in Brazil as 2021 sees According to Cassio Pagliarini of Bright Consulting, the manual transmission accounted for about 48% of the new car market in Brazil.
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