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Manual transmissions getting rarer in the US

Manual transmissions getting rarer in the US

By DEE-ANN DURBIN

When Marlo Dewing went shopping for a car last year, she only had one requirement: a manual transmission.

“Any car that was only available as an automatic was a deal breaker,” said Dewing, 44. “I love to drive. I want to know that I am actually driving, that I am in control of the machine.”