Pointing to the electric transformation they are in, the senior Mercedes official clarified the brand’s farewell to the manual transmission option.
While the transition to electrification directly affects the model formation in the product ranges of automobile manufacturers, the steps that will create radical changes in the user experience follow each other. In this process, where we have witnessed that brands say goodbye to their signed models, there is a scenario in which the habits inside the vehicles completely change. We are getting ready to see one of the last examples of this on Mercedes. In the statement made by the brand’s senior manager to the local press, it became official that the manual transmission option will be completely removed from the product range. Sources confirming the rumors that have been on the agenda for several years, it is stated that as of 2023, no manual option will be offered in any model group.
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Regarding this decision, which will include all markets in Europe, AutomobilwocheThe official speaking to ; “With the acceleration of electrification steps and the diversity in the product range, we see the positive trends of the users. In parallel with this, it is in question to meet the needs of this segment in customer demands. As Mercedes, we need to make more room for battery and electric drive units” made statements. Mercedes, which manages the financing required for electrical energy, which is at the center of the investments to be made in the new period, by dividing it less into parts on the external side or by saying goodbye altogether, is progressing in parallel with other brands in the market with this policy. The European-based models that the brand currently sells manually, on the other hand, are at the entry level as the A-Class, B-Class and CLA.