<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>12Punto - Automotive</title><link>http://en.12punto.com.tr/automotive</link><description>12Punto News and Content Platform</description><language>tr</language><category>News</category><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:17:22 +0300</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:17:22 +0300</pubDate><copyright>12Punto News and Content Platform</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>12Punto</title><url>https://i.12punto.com.tr/content/img/footer/logo.png</url><width>144</width><height>60</height><link>https://12punto.com.tr</link><description>12Punto Haber ve İçerik Platformu</description></image><item><title>Manual transmission vehicles are on the verge of extinction</title><link>http://en.12punto.com.tr/automotive/manual-transmission-vehicles-are-on-the-verge-of-extinction-144999</link><enclosure url="https://i.12punto.com.tr/Archive/2026/7/19/144999/kapak_manuel-sanzimanli-araclar-yok-olma-noktasinda-722852.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.12punto.com.tr/automotive/manual-transmission-vehicles-are-on-the-verge-of-extinction-144999</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:34:00 +0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As the market share of manual transmission vehicles in the automotive world rapidly declines, the revolution in automatic transmissions and electric cars, particularly in the US and Europe, is wiping manual transmission vehicles from the market.]]></description></item><item><title>More than 64,000 vehicles, including those sold in Turkey, recalled</title><link>http://en.12punto.com.tr/automotive/more-than-64-000-vehicles-including-those-sold-in-turkey-recalled-144603</link><enclosure url="https://i.12punto.com.tr/Archive/2026/7/15/144603/kapak_turkiyede-de-satilan-64-binden-fazla-arac-geri-cagrildi-789795.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.12punto.com.tr/automotive/more-than-64-000-vehicles-including-those-sold-in-turkey-recalled-144603</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:38:41 +0300</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Volvo is recalling more than 64,000 XC40 models produced between 2020 and 2022 due to a fire risk identified in their high-voltage battery packs.]]></description></item><item><title>Is gasoline becoming a thing of the past? 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