Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was around the middle of the last decade that Alan Macey realized just how bad things had gotten for the manual transmission.

According to the 2024 EPA Automotive Trends report, nearly 35% of all new vehicle models sold in 1980 were equipped with a manual transmission — but for 2024, that number has shrunk to below 1%. Yet ...

The group is made up of the kind of drivers who believe physically shifting through the gears is as important to driving as putting your foot on the gas or turning the steering wheel. Macey isn’t that ...