Ford Focus 2008: Lack of manual cars

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What is with the reluctance of manufacturers to sell manual cars? At the moment I have a 2008 Ford Focus diesel and am looking to replace it with something a little bigger, still I would like a Ford Mondeo but here in Australia it only comes with automatic. So it would seem I only have two choices, Nissan X-Trail and Honda CR-V. Which of these would you prefer?

Answered by CarsGuide

9 March 2015

Paul Gover

More than 80 per cent of cars sold in Australia are now automatics and that share is still rising, fast. When companies are looking to cut cost and complications from their line-ups, it's easy to drop a manual that few people want. Between X-Trail and CR-V I give The Tick to the Honda.

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