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Americans tend to prefer automatic transmission in their vehicles while Western Europe is-and is expected to remain-the largest market for manual transmissions through 2014. Eastern Europe and Asia are also large markets for manual transmission although Japan appears to be embracing more automatic transmissions.

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In the United States, more manual transmissions are found in the Northern states than in the Southern states. It is surmised that manual transmissions give better control on icy roads and are thus more useful in the North where the winters are more harsh.