By simplifying the offer in favor of DSG, the carmaker should save on the arrival of electrical time, in which the gear levers will be just as unnecessary.
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Manual transmissions have not been easy lately. Vending machines are faster, often more economical, and customers choose them more and more often. It is no wonder, then, that many carmakers are gradually eliminating them from the offer and are increasingly betting on vending machines. After all, the coming electrical time is no longer a place for manuals.
The Volkswagen brand is also reportedly about to start phasing out manual transmissions, as colleagues from the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport suggest. And the reason is very simple and again related to electrification.
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The development of new electric cars, the reconstruction of plants and the smooth transition to a purely electric future – all this requires a massive investment, but in recent years the carmaker has not wished much. Suffice it to recall the Dieselgate case last year, which did not really wish to the automotive industry in general. And the current lack of chips does not help the situation either.
In an effort to save more money, the carmaker should gradually simplify the offer of new models. And one of the priorities should be to bet on DSG gearboxes instead of the classic manuals. With their gradual elimination, the carmaker could start with the next generation of new models – about 2023.
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It is in 2023 that the arrival of a new generation of compact SUV Tiguan is expected, which should still be available with petrol and diesel engines, but without the possibility of a manual transmission. And a similar fate, according to German colleagues, could be met by the new generation of the Passat model, which is expected to arrive in the same year.
According to Auto Motor und Sport, manual transmissions could be completely eliminated from Volkswagen’s offer by the end of this decade. After all, in the next decade, the brand’s European offer should already rely heavily on electrification and purely electric models.
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However, the question arises as to how the gradual elimination of manual transmissions from the Volkswagen brand offer will affect the offers of other concern brands, especially Škoda and Seat. An example is the new Škoda Superb, which is to be developed and manufactured together with the new Passat at the Volkswagen plant in Bratislava.
In addition, the carmaker has already promised the ninth generation of the Golf model, which will probably also no longer offer a manual transmission. There is a relatively high chance that the next generation of Octavia and Leon will not have three pedals either. So far, however, it is only speculation and there are still several years until their confirmation.
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