Chip Shortages Lead Mini to Drop Manual Gearboxes from Its Offerings
The microchip crisis continues to claim victims, the most recent being certain models belonging to the Mini brand.
However, what’s happening with Mini is more difficult to reverse. Supply problems have forced Mini to stop production of models equipped with a manual transmission. Not surprisingly, this is making some worry that the decision to drop stick shifts will become permanent, though it's hard to imagine a company whose bread and butter is delivering driving pleasure forevermore selling models without a manual transmission.
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