Photo: HTMumbai: India’s snarling traffic jams can leave cars crawling at under 5 kilometres an hour—making it almost faster to walk than drive. Now, ever lengthening commutes are pushing the country’s famously price-conscious consumers to upgrade to cars that are easier to drive. Automatic transmission cars are likely to become a more dominant segment, said Rahul Mishra, principal, at consultancy AT Kearney. “Slow traffic in large cities resulting in fatigue from manual transmission cars will be a prominent driver,” Mishra said. There’s greater demand from women for automatic transmissions, which makes up about 25-30% of total sales at Honda Motor India, Ueno said.

Source: Mint September 11, 2017 05:37 UTC