True. I guess in germany it's at least 80% manual. Apart from the more luxury cars (Mercedes E/S-class, ...) which are typically also only built and sold with automatic transmission.
I have my eighth car right now and for it's the first one with automatic transmission. I mainly picked this because in combination with the newer assistance systems (ACC) it provides a better experience. However I now also have to admit that the VW DSG that I have feels generally very good.