I am going to Italy later this year with a view to settling there and I was hoping you could find out if there are any automatic-transmissioned cars sold over there. I've been told only manual transmission cars are sold but would like to have this confirmed. I obtained my licence in a manual car nearly 40 years ago but have driven an automatic ever since.
There are lots of automatic cars, although the quality of the autos depends on the class and price of the cars. Manuals are so popular because many Italians drive small-capacity diesels.