Mini suspends production of manual cars

Mini has stopped production of manual cars entirely because of supply issues.

According to Autocar UK, suspending the production of all manual cars was a measure Mini took to “ensure production stability.”

Removing manual transmissions is also a way to simplify production, reducing costs.

Mini offers all of their models with a manual transmission. All except the Mini Electric, for obvious reasons.

There’s no word on whether this is a temporary pause or something more permanent.

Mini cited the Russia/Ukraine war as a significant reason behind the move.

They aren’t the only manufacturer to experience supply issues because of the war.

European output has dropped 9 per cent or roughly one million cars.

Even the more established carmakers, like Ford and General Motors, say new orders can take over a year to be produced on select models because of supply restraints.