India is Still Clutching Hard: 72% of Used Car Buyers Pick Manual, but the Under 35 Buyers are Switching
Aug 03, 2026
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 3: Ask most Indian car buyers whether they want a manual or an automatic and the answer is still the clutch pedal. Manual gearboxes account for 72 percent of used car sales in 2025, against 28 percent for automatics, according to the Gears of Growth 2025 report. It is roughly a three-to-one preference, and it has held even as automatics have become cheaper and more common in new cars.
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