The emissions certification delay on MINI manual transmissions is halting all import of those models in the US starting this July and likely last a few months. But beyond that MINI USA...
The sky is not falling but the rumors are true. MINI USA will temporarily stop offering manual transmissions and it’s happening sooner than you might think. According to MINI USA, the company...
Cars Direct has a great piece on a trend we all new was eventually coming. Automakers are beginning to position the manual transmission as a premium option or worse, limiting it to...
Last year we told you about one of BMW and MINI’s key suppliers Schaeffler was working on several enhancements to the manual transmission – including a clutchless manual transmission. Today Toyota took...
For years we’ve heard about the manual transmission slowly dwindling away into the ether of automotive history. That narrative seems every time you walk the lot of an American auto dealer. Sales...
Since the new John Cooper Works MINI came out early this spring, most reviews have been focused on automatic transmission cars. And while we had the chance to play with the manual...
So often we’re told that the US market is all about automatics. MINI USA has given us some stats that prove that is simply not correct when it comes to MINI’s performance...
The head of BMW M recently came out with a hint (you pay attention to those when they’re from auto execs) that manual transmissions might not make it into all M cars...
