Rather than Toyota, it was BMW who informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that certain vehicles equipped with the 8HP auto may leak transmission fluid.

There's a common misconception about the "lifetime transmission fluid" or "sealed-for-life transmission" of mainstream automakers like Audi, Toyota, BMW, Land Rover, Jaguar, Dodge, Jeep, etc. The ...

Due to missing bolts, the mechatronics are prone to leak transmission fluid, resulting in a rollaway condition. BMW says that it will replace the module at no cost to the owner with mechatronics ...

It would be like taking a classic Ferrari and dropping Chevy V-8 into it. For those customers, BMW 1-Series still comes standard with the fluid 6-speed manual transmission.

BMW owners find themselves facing thousands of dollars in transmission repair bills while the automaker refuses to accept responsibility.

While BMW may be discontinuing its manual transmission for the next generation of the M5 and M6, the smaller M models will still offer it.

The next-gen M5 and M6 won't offer a manual transmission—this after one had been specially developed for the U.S. for the current cars.