Volkswagen plans to phase out manual transmissions by 2030

With the advent of electric vehicles, manual transmission models are dying out. As automakers begin to move to electrification, they are also accelerating the transition to gas-powered cars, with manual transmission models with clutch pedals among the first to face elimination. According to foreign media reports, Volkswagen is signing a death warrant for manual transmission. After the costly "dieselgate" emission fraud, Volkswagen will be faced with costly research and development of electric vehicles. Volkswagen is increasingly interested in cost savings. Simplifying transmission system products has become a cost-saving approach, and Volkswagen plans to phase out manual transmission from 2023. Vw believes that manual transmissions and clutch pedals will not be needed in the next cars, and that the new Tiguan and Passat will be available in 2023 only with automatic transmission. Foreign media said that by 2030, Volkswagen manual transmission models will no longer exist, while Volkswagen's main product line will be mainly electric vehicles. As for vw's other brands, Audi and Skoda have not yet seen any information about the elimination of manual transmission, but audi has previously announced that it will only build electric cars in 2026, which has already announced the end of manual transmission in Audi models. Foreign media said that by 2030, Volkswagen manual transmission models will no longer exist, while Volkswagen's main product line will be mainly electric vehicles. As for vw's other brands, Audi and Skoda have not yet seen any information about the elimination of manual transmission, but audi has previously announced that it will only build electric cars in 2026, which has already announced the end of manual transmission in Audi models.