Read that article.
Think the real reason is less warranty claims. Auto's soak up the sudden power inputs better because of torque management that gets programmed into the ECU. Plus cost savings of having only tranny, instead of multitude of tranny options. I look for other manufactures to do the samething.
Driving a stick is becoming a lost skill. Read an article about a car hijacking. The idiot hijacker got caught because he couldn't drive a stick.
