...manual car sales make up less than 5% of annual North American sales now. That will not change, except maybe that number shrinks even more. The question is, will this new manual Z have enough gearhead purchasing support to make it viable long-term. Nissan hasn't exactly been lighting things up financially over the last several years. My assumption is they'll be an AT option, so it will be most interesting what the transmission disparity regarding sales will be.