Quote Originally Posted by K1W1 View Post
I wasn't talking specifically about VAG product but cars in general. All current markets will be dwarfed by China and India and I can't see manuals going down in a big way in those markets as they develop. Cost pressures will also force decisions about single transmission options only.

I think the reason why Euro people historically drive manuals is that the average buyer has only had a small under powered car as the affordable option. Driving manuals wasn't so much a choice as a financial necessity with large automatic cars being the domain of the upper class wealthy. That will now be changing very,very quickly.
Have you ever been to Europe?