Why does the majority of cars in USA have automatic transmissions while European cars have manual?
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
southernrightwhale asked:
Cars with automatic transmissions have certain benefits (easier to drive) and cars with manual transmissions have other benefits (cheaper to purchase and repair and uses less petrol).
Cars with automatic transmissions have certain benefits (easier to drive) and cars with manual transmissions have other benefits (cheaper to purchase and repair and uses less petrol).
I wonder why the majority of cars in USA have automatic transmissions, while the majority in Europe have manual (driving with a stick).
Any historical or other explanations why it is like that?
Barron
