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Manual Wagons Total 0.0956% Of All New Cars On Sale: Cadillac Offers One, BMW Doesn't
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Derek Kreindler
(IC: employee)
Published: October 29th, 2013
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Juan Barnett of DCAutoGeek has compiled the definitive infographic on our favorite niche segment: manual wagons. Using inventory from Cars.com, Barnett found that of 2.4 million new cars current available for sale in America, just 2,336 or 0.09 percent are manual wagons. Subaru, followed by Volkswagen, are the big players in this very small market. BMW is sadly absent from this list, now that the 328i wagon can no longer be had with a stick, but Kia (the Soul is technically a wagon), Scion (ditto their two-box offerings) and Mini still make the cut, according to the government’s definition of a wagon. Who would have thought that Cadillac would replace BMW in these rankings?
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Published October 29th, 2013 2:31 PM
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*sigh* So in other words, in this, or any other lifetime, there will never, EVER, be a GM Zeta platform VF Commodore based LS3 or LSA powered sportwagon with a manual for sale in the United States - because I represent all of maybe 6 people who would buy one. *sigh*
So, the take rate for manuals in this segment is a bit over 3%. That sounds about right.
My new company will take one TSX sedan manual and one TSX wagon automatic, complete the drivetrain swap, and sell the customer one TSX wagon manual and one sedan automatic for under $100,000. Taking 50% deposits now...
Too bad Jetta Sportwagen is based on two generations old golf platform and still uses the unloved 2.5L 5-cylinder engine. I hope they update it soon.