Cars that have an automatic transmission accounted for 54% of sales this year and as a result have overtaken cars with a clutch pedal, according to the Automotive Platform (PFA).
This is a first in France, reports
RTL
, Wednesday.
According to Rodolphe Chevalier, product manager at Volkswagen, this increase does not only concern a few models, but all cars.
"Today, we are 64% automatic gearboxes on our vehicles, against 20% in 2012," he explained.
As the demand for self-driving cars increases as well.
And especially in terms of consumption.
An increase in sales caused by the arrival of 100% electric vehicles
“We are even achieving lower consumption for these automatic transmissions, capable of changing the gear at a better time than humans can,” added Rodolphe Chevalier.
The arrival of 100% electric and hybrid vehicles would also be a reason for the great success of cars with automatic gearboxes.
"I had a little trouble at the beginning because switching from manual to automatic is always weird, but in the end I realize that it is still very practical, especially in traffic jams", said a customer, right after buying a Renault Zoe.
So, with this craze for electric and hybrid cars,
France should go from 54 to 85% of automatic transmissions on new cars by 2030.
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