Lunchtime Trivia Tuesday, November 5

Q:  80% of Europeans own one of these while less than 5% of North Americans do. What are they?

A: Cars with manual transmissions.

The number of Europeans buying automatics is increasing rapidly every year.

Surprisingly, over 80% of cars sold in Europe run on manual transmissions. As per the latest reports, the numbers of automatics have been increasing though. The change is occurring gradually. While you may be all perplexed as to why the transition is delayed, let’s spill the beans for you.

Automatic transmissions are regarded as a luxury that only a few can afford. The US is one country where only 3% of the cars are manual, owing to the developed status the country enjoys. As of Europe, the automatic cars cost approximately 1000 Euros more than the manual. So why would people shift to something that is more expensive?

Even the maintenance and servicing costs of automatic are much higher than that of manual. This is one of the major reasons that contribute to the high percentage of manual cars in Europe.

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