Volkswagen is a changing brand. The present sales mix has flipped to 83 percent SUVs in America. Future plans call for 55% of American sales to be electric vehicles by 2030. We have seen previous cullings of traditional VWs from the American lineup: the base Golf, the wagons and the Passat. But VW’s latest move hits like a gut punch. The Golf GTI and Golf R are losing their manual transmissions after the 2024 model year. Volkswagen confirmed the
