Sales of manual transmission cars in Turkey will lag behind their automatic competitors in 2023. The market share of automatic transmission cars, which are preferred by those who are overwhelmed, especially as a result of the increasing traffic density in metropolitan cities, has increased significantly. So, are manual transmission vehicles becoming a thing of the past? Here are the details…
Automatic transmission car sales are increasing
Traffic is becoming an increasing problem, especially in big cities like Istanbul. In this case, constantly stopping and starting in traffic becomes very difficult, especially for those who drive manual vehicles. As a matter of fact, in 2023, car buyers mostly preferred vehicles with automatic transmission.
According to 2023 automotive market data of the Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association (ODMD); Automatic transmission cars in 2023; While it received a share of 83.1 percent with 803 thousand 877 units, cars with manual transmission received a share of 16.9 percent with 163 thousand 464 units.
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Share of manual transmission in January-December 2023
The table shows the share of automatic transmission in the segments, the January-December 2022 share and the January-December 2023 share of automatic transmission cars sold in Turkey by years.
Automatic transmission car sales by segment
The table below shows the distribution of automatic transmission cars sold in Turkey between December 2022 and December 2023 by segments.
Are manual transmission vehicles becoming a thing of the past?
In the automotive industry, manual transmission vehicles will continue to exist in the near future, but their market share is expected to gradually decrease. It is estimated that cars with manual transmission will be preferred for many years, especially in low-priced and small-volume vehicles.
So, do you think manual transmission cars will become history?