In the age of cars with the constant buzzing of automation and digital convenience, the manual transmission, which has been a technology that has been heavily depended upon over the last century, ...

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 ...

The manual transmission’s future is in question and has been for several years now. It’s alive because of enthusiasts, plain and simple. The take rates for the performance models an available manual ...

Just 4 percent of new cars sold in the U.S. today come with manual transmissions. But 90 percent of worthwhile cars come with a stick shift (okay, that's an unofficial stat). The decline of the true ...

BMW’s American buyers can still get a manual transmission with the marque’s Z4, M2, M3, and M4—or a convertible and three performance cars. The Z4 is on its way out, though, and stick shifts on the ...